OBJECTIVE: This study examines the mechanisms that connect self-control and domestic
violence with a specific focus given to the influence of bad parenting and general criminal …

The authors proposed and tested a model describing distinct pathways through which
childhood sexual abuse (CSA) may lead to relatively low or high numbers of sexual partners …

Several explanations have been forwarded to account for sexual coercion in romantic
relationships. Feminist theory states that sexual coercion is the result of male dominance …

Sexual behavior is closely associated with delinquency and crime. Although psychopaths,
by definition, have many short-term sexual relationships, it has not been shown that …

We studied levels of peer victimization from an evolutionary perspective by investigating self-
reported victimization during adolescence in relation to sexual behavior in college students …

Adolescence is a transitional period when the pressure to engage in romantic and sexual
relationships can leave teenagers feeling confused and at risk for sexual coercion. Our …

This study describes partner violence in a representative sample of young adults. Physical
violence perpetration was reported by 37.2% of women and 21.8% of men. Correlates of …

The limited research literature that relates specifically to sexual offenders against adults
(rapists) would suggest that they are more likely to demonstrate a greater criminogenic …

OBJECTIVE:: The goal was to examine, in an all female sample, possible mechanisms for
the relationship between a history of childhood sexual abuse and the likelihood of …

A great deal of sociological evidence has been collected in the past three decades on the
prevalence of abuse among adult heterosexual partners in domestic relationships of some …