ERIC Number: EJ689368
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jul
Pages: 20
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The Involvement in Sexual Coercive Behaviors of Spanish College Men: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Martin, Antonio Fuertes; Vergeles, Maribel Ramos; Acevedo, Victoria de la Orden; Sanchez, Amaia del; Visa, Susana Lazaro
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v20 n7 p872-891 Jul 2005
This study aimed to know the prevalence of sexual coercion toward women perpetrated by acquaintance Spanish college men, and some personal factors associated with the involvement in these behaviors to replicate the confluence model. An anonymous questionnaire was completed by 196 university students that included an adaptation of the Sexual Experiences Survey, and other scales to assess different attitudes, motives, and experiences associated with sexual aggression. About 15% of men admitted some involvement in sexual behaviors when the woman did not want it. The control and dominance needs, the personal disposition to impersonal sex, and empathy competency showed the strongest association with the involvement in coercive sexual behaviors. Empathy moderated the effects of control and domination needs and the impersonal sex in predicting sexual coercion. Overall, our data supports the confluence model.
Descriptors: Males, Empathy, Sexuality, Rape, Foreign Countries, College Students, Aggression, Questionnaires, Models, Females, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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