In this article, we review the major research advances made during the 1990s in the study of
sexuality in marriage and other close relationships. More specifically, we provide a critical …

Male victims of adult sexual assault (ASA) are understudied as compared with female
victims. Further, commonly-held myths about sexual assault suggest that men cannot be …

In the award-winning Just Sex? The Cultural Scaffolding of Rape, Nicola Gavey provides an
extensive commentary on the existing literature on rape, analysing recent research to …

This article deconstructs the shame of sexual victimization by highlighting shame as a
culturally mediated response triggered by threats to victims' gendered selves. An exploration …

This article provides a review of research literature on women who use violence with
intimate partners. The central purpose is to inform service providers in the military and …

This study examines men's sexual victimization experiences in the United States using a
nationally representative sample of victim narratives from the National Crime Victimization …

The prevalence rates of unwanted sexual activity indicate that a substantial proportion of
both men and women are at risk for experiencing unwanted (nonconsensual) sexual activity …

We investigated women's and men's reports of experiencing and using tactics of postrefusal
sexual persistence, defined as persistent attempts to have sexual contact with someone who …

Laboratory analog studies investigated the theory that narcissism and reactance contribute
to causing rape. In Study 1, narcissism correlated positively with rape-supportive beliefs and …

The literature on college women's experiences with sexual coercion is reviewed, with an
emphasis on work published since 1990. Sexual coercion is defined as any situation in …