title: Reports of rape reperpetration by newly enlisted male navy personnel.
abstract: This study examined the frequency and characteristics of repeated attempted and completed rape (ACR) incidents reported by newly enlisted male navy personnel (N=1146) who participated in a longitudinal study during the transition from civilian to military life. Overall, 13% (n=144) reported engaging in sexual behavior that approximates legal definitions of ACR since the age of 14. Among those men, most (71%) reperpetrated ACR incidents (M = 6.36, SD = 9.55). Demographic variables were unrelated to perpetration history. Regardless of time period, respondents reported perpetrating primarily completed rather than attempted rape, perpetrating multiple ACR incidents rather than a single incident, using substances to incapacitate victims more frequently than force, and knowing their victim rather than targeting a stranger in completed rape incidents.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology Program, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92186-5122, USA. stephanie.mcwhorter@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Stephanie K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: McWhorter
authors.forename: Valerie A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Stander
authors.forename: Lex L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: Cynthia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Milner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035841:Behavioral Research; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009326:Naval Medicine; D015995:Prevalence; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult