NCJ Number
145817
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1993) Pages: 435-445
Date Published
1993
Length
11 pages
Annotation
Sexual and aggressive motives were tested for a causal relation to sexual aggression.
Abstract
A survey was conducted among 146 Chinese male college students to obtain self-reports of sex and aggressive drives, sex and aggressive guilt, social desirability attitudes, and history of coercive sexuality. Both sex and aggressive guilt inhibited their respective drives but did not affect sexual aggression. Aggressive drive was the only successful predictor of sexual aggression. Those with a high aggression quotient tended to have a deeper history of coercive sexuality. Cultural characteristics may determine the best approach to moderating the motives of sexual aggression. Unlike in China, which is high in sex guilt and low in aggressive drive, in America (low sex guilt and high aggressive drive), variations in sex guilt have been found to predict sexual aggression. In neither culture was sex drive found to be related to sexual aggression. 3 tables and 35 references