It is typically assumed that acquaintance rapeand other forms of unwanted sexual contact
involve malesas perpetrators and females as victims. The currentstudyinvestigated …

Self-report measures of sexual violence that ask women whether they have experienced
threats of physical violence have attracted criticism in recent years; detractors claim that …

Research suggests that a history of childhood sexual abuse, and previous experiences of
sexual coercion, may predict sexual coercion victimization and perpetration. More recently …

In this study, we examined the relationships between sexting coercion, physical sex
coercion, intimate partner violence, and mental health and trauma symptoms within a …

Patterns of sexually coercive behavior were examined among 266 Asian American and 299
European American men over 1 year. Noncoercer (n= 358), desister (n= 120), initiator (n …

Researchers studying the proximate (or immediate) causes of sexual coercion have
proposed that partner rape is motivated by a man's attempt to dominate and control his …

Evidence suggests that both men and women perpetrate sexual coercion. Psychological
factors, including psychopathic traits and power motivations, have been proposed to …

The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of love styles, sexual coercion, and
victimization among men. Men were classified in two categories: perpetrator (either …

Studies have shown that alcohol is involved in 50 to 75% of all sexual coercion situations.
Significant associations have been established between alcohol-use and sexual coercion …

Social scientists have proposed that traditional gender role socialization contributes to
sexual coercion. Data from 398 students at an eastern state university were used to examine …