A qualitative analysis of the temptation to use force in sexual relationships.
College males completed a survey that asked open-ended questions concerning instances in which they might have been tempted to use force to obtain sexual contact with another person. Participants also completed Malamuth's (1989a, 1989b) Attraction to Sexual Aggression scale, Mosher and Sirkin's (1984) Hypermasculinity Inventory. and Burt's (1980) Rape Myth Acceptance and Adversarial Sexual Beliefs scales. Of the 83 participants, 22 (27%) reported that they had been tempted to use force. Participants that indicated they had been tempted to use force scored significantly higher on attraction to sexual aggression and hypermasculinity than those who were never tempted. Reasons for temptation, circumstances of the tempting situations, and possible ties to sexual coercion were explored.
Schewe
Paul A
PA
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Criminal Justice, IL 60607-7137, USA. schewepa@uic.edu
Adam
Najma M
NM
Ryan
Kathryn M
KM
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003068:Coercion; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology; D003380:Courtship; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult