The use and acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics in college men.
This study extended the findings of Cleveland, Koss, and Lyon's (1999) research on rape tactics to a sample of college men by examining the use and acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics. Participants included 297 male undergraduate students who filled out instruments assessing for a history of sexual aggression and other personality characteristics. In addition, a measure was created to assess acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics, the Sexual Strategies Questionnaire, and a principal components analysis indicated the presence of two components: overt and covert tactics. Although the overt and covert tactics are comparable to those found by Cleveland and colleagues, the former may provide a greater level of discrimination between general and tactical alcohol usage. Finally, a regression analysis demonstrated that a history of sexually aggressive behavior and increased hypergender ideology were found to predict acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics. Directions for future research are discussed.
Warkentin
Jennifer B
JB
Ohio University, OH 45701, USA.
Gidycz
Christine A
CA
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003068:Coercion; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires