Ethnicity, culture, and sexual aggression: risk and protective factors.
Explanatory models of sexual aggression were examined among mainland Asian American (n=222), Hawaiian Asian American (n=127), and European American men (n=399). The Malamuth et al. (N. M. Malamuth, D. Linz, C. L. Heavey, G. Barnes, & M. Acker, 1995; N. M. Malamuth, R. J. Sockloskie, M. P. Koss, & J. S. Tanaka, 1991) confluence model of sexual aggression, which posits impersonal sex and hostile masculinity as paths to sexual aggression, was consistently supported. Culture-specific moderators of sexual aggression were also identified. Whereas loss of face was a protective factor against sexual aggression in the Asian American samples, it generally was not a protective factor among European Americans. These findings are not a function of actual or perceived minority status. An implication is that theoretical models may need to be augmented with cultural constructs for optimal application in certain ethnic group contexts.
Hall
Gordon C Nagayama
GCN
Department of Psychology.
Teten
Andra L
AL
Department of Psychology.
DeGarmo
David S
DS
Oregon Social Learning Center.
Sue
Stanley
S
Department of Psychology.
Stephens
Kari A
KA
Department of Psychology.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D035841:Behavioral Research; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000208:ethnology; D003068:Coercion; D003469:Culture; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012307:Risk Factors; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000208:ethnology*; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D012962:Sociology, Medical; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*