title: Integrating attachment and depression in the confluence model of sexual assault perpetration.
abstract: This study sought to extend the confluence model of sexual assault perpetration by examining attachment insecurity and depression as additional predictors of sexual aggression. Male college students (N = 193) completed an online questionnaire assessing confluence model constructs in addition to attachment and history of depression. Overall, the model fit the data well, χ(2)(11, 193) = 19.43, p = ns; root mean square error of approximation = .063; comparative fit index = .94. Attachment and depression demonstrated both direct and indirect relationships with perpetration severity. The results contribute to elucidating the process by which certain men become susceptible to perpetrating sexual assault. Implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA d.nguyen188@gmail.com.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Michele R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Parkhill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: attachment; confluence model; depression; rape; sexual aggression