NCJ Number
173242
Journal
Violence and Victims Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Dated: Fall 1995 Pages: 203-215
Date Published
1995
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study of sexual victimization in dating relationships includes male victims in order to contrast their experiences with those of female victims.
Abstract
Results from a survey of 422 Midwestern college students disclosed a large amount of sexual coercion, of both men and women, which resulted in behaviors ranging from kissing to intercourse. Coercive tactics included intoxication, blackmail, lies, false promises, guilt, threats to end the relationship, persistent touching, being held down, detainment, threat of physical force, use of force, and use of a weapon. Women were more likely to experience unwanted sexual behavior when the following coercive tactics were used: detainment, persistent touching, lies, and being held down. Men were more likely to report unwanted sexual behavior ranging from kissing to intercourse when female dates used blackmail as a weapon. Women were coerced into more extreme behaviors, such as intercourse, while men reported coercion ending in milder sexual behaviors such as unwanted kissing or touching. Tables, notes, references