Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Are There Unique Characteristics Associated With Making Partners Have Sex Without a Condom?

• NCJ Number: 232265
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 16 Issue: 10 Dated: October 2010 Pages: 1086-1097
• Author(s): Michele Parkhill Purdie; Antonia Abbey; Angela J. Jacques-Tiura
• Date Published: October 2010
• Length: 12 pages
• Grant Number(s): AA-13000
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigated the problem of unprotected sex among perpetrators of intimate partner sexual violence.

Abstract

This study examined correlates of making an intimate partner engage in unprotected sex among perpetrators of sexual violence. Based on the Confluence Model, the authors hypothesized that power and impersonal sex motives would be higher among perpetrators who made a dating partner have unprotected sex. Among a subsample of 78 male college students, significant differences were found for acceptance of verbal pressure, positive attitudes about casual sex, frequency of sexual intercourse, and physical injuries to dating partners. These findings highlight the importance of integrating theories and interventions directed at sexual assault and sexual risk reduction. Table and references (Published Abstract)