Investigating the relationship between sexting and sexual coercion

Sexologies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.-G. Noorishad ◽  
D. Trottier
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Coping motives as a mediator of the relationship between sexual coercion and problem drinking in college students

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1001-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Fossos ◽  
Debra Kaysen ◽  
Clayton Neighbors ◽  
Kristen P. Lindgren ◽  
M. Christina Hove
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Coping Motives ◽  
The Relationship

Sexual Coercion in the College Population: A Form of Risk-Taking Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 5276-5291
Author(s):  
Alisa R. Garner ◽  
Laura C. Spiller ◽  
Patrick Williams
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Outcome Expectation ◽  
College Population ◽  
Risk Taking Behavior ◽  
Reckless Behavior ◽  
Decision Making Model ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine whether a decision-making model of risk-taking behavior, specifically impulsivity, positive and negative outcome expectation, and sensation seeking, can be extended to motivation for perpetration of sexual coercion. Participants included 276 sexually active college students between the ages of 18 and 25 years old who completed a set of questionnaires: (a) Sexual Experiences Survey, (b) Sensation Seeking Scales, (c) Cognitive Appraisal of Risky Events, (d) Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, and (e) Reckless Behavior Questionnaire. Multiple regression analyses were utilized to examine the relationship between these decision-making models and sexually coercive behaviors. General risk-taking behaviors were positively correlated with acts of sexual coercion, r = .16, p < .01. The predictor variables accounted for a significant amount of the variance in sexual coercion, R2 = .11, F(4, 246) = 7.57, p < .01. Only sensation seeking contributed unique variance to our model of sexual coercion, β = .27, t = 4.06, p < .01. Interventions to reduce sexual coercion may be more successful if they target those high in risk-taking. Similarly, prevention efforts informed by research on how to engage and hold the attention of sensation seeking youth may be more successful.

Drinking to Cope Motivations as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Sexual Coercion Victimization and Alcohol Use Among College Women: The Role of Depressive Symptoms

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 721-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Ehlke ◽  
Michelle L. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Drinking To Cope ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
The Relationship

This cross-sectional study examined whether depressive symptoms strengthened the relationship between different forms of sexual coercion victimization and drinking to cope motivations, which was hypothesized to influence alcohol use. Participants were 214 female undergraduates who completed an online survey. Participants who experienced any lifetime sexual coercion and reported higher depressive symptoms were the most likely to report drinking to cope motivations, which in turn were associated with alcohol use. Depressive symptoms did not strengthen the relationship between specific forms of sexual coercion, drinking to cope, and alcohol use. Increasing emotion regulation strategies among sexual coercion victims may reduce drinking.

scholarly journals Sexual coercion and condom use: A moderated mediation model of condom negotiation and sexual orientation in young Chinese women (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zhang ◽  
Edmond Pui Hang Choi ◽  
Daniel Yee-Tak Fong ◽  
Janet Yuen-Ha Wong
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Condom Negotiation ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND Sexual coercion against young women is a global public health problem. Although the relationship between sexual coercion and condom use consistency has been widely demonstrated, the mechanism of this relationship is still unclear. OBJECTIVE To test condom negotiation as a mediator of the relationship between sexual coercion and condom use in young Chinese women and to investigate whether sexual orientation was a moderator. METHODS A total of 402 young Chinese women were included in the analysis using a web-based questionnaire. Moderated mediation analyses were conducted with sexual coercion as the independent variable, condom use consistency as the dependent variable, condom negotiation as the mediator variable, and sexual orientation as a moderator. RESULTS The results of a moderated mediation analysis indicated that this relationship was significantly mediated by condom negotiation and moderated by sexual orientation. The indirect effect of condom negotiation was significant in heterosexual women (indirect effect:-0.80, 95%Boot-confidence interval(CI): -1.67, -0.36) but not in sexual-minority women (indirect effect: -0.33, 95%Boot-CI: -0.86, 0.31). CONCLUSIONS The results showed that sexual orientation meaningfully affects the relationship between sexual coercion and condom negotiation. The difference in the mechanism of the relation between sexual coercion and sexual behaviors in heterosexual and sexual minority women should be considered for future research and interventions aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of sexual coercion.

Pornography Use and Sexual Coercion: Examining the Mediation Effect of Sexual Arousal

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107906322093182
Author(s):  
Ethan Marshall ◽  
Jeff A. Bouffard ◽  
Holly Miller
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Scripts ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Sexually Aggressive ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Willingness To Engage

The increased accessibility and use of pornography in Western society highlights the emergent need to understand the relationship between its use and sexual coercion. Decades of research have demonstrated a consistent relationship between pornography use and engaging in sexually aggressive behavior, although what drives this relationship remains largely unexplained. Researchers have recently presented potential explanations for these relationships, such as the use of violent pornography types, the development of aberrant sexual scripts, and the frequency of pornography use. This study seeks to contribute to the explanation by examining the potential mediating effects of sexual arousal on the relationship between pornography use frequency and willingness to engage in verbal and illegal sexual coercive behaviors by examining a sample of male and female college adults. This population reports some of the highest rates of pornography use. The sample of 745 college students were exposed to either an exotic video presentation or a criminal justice lecture, and provided a dating scenario and sexual arousal assessments. Results indicated those young adults that consume pornography more frequently were more likely to experience higher levels of sexual arousal to the erotic video than those who reported little or no use. However, after controlling for several variables significantly related to sexual coercion, arousal did not mediate willingness to engage in verbal or illegal sexual coercive behaviors. Other significant results and implications are discussed.

Predictors of Victim–Perpetrator Relationship Stability Following a Sexual Assault: A Brief Report

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie M. Edwards ◽  
Megan C. Kearns ◽  
Christine A. Gidycz ◽  
Karen S. Calhoun
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Relationship Stability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Perpetrator Blame ◽  
Trauma Symptomatology

The researchers assessed the predictors of victim–perpetrator relationship stability following a sexual assault. Participants included 254 women sexually assaulted by a friend, casual dating partner, or steady dating partner. Results suggested that most victim–perpetrator relationships (75%) continued following the sexual assault. Greater trauma symptomatology, less perpetrator blame, and nondisclosure of the assault by victims predicted relationship continuation with the perpetrator. Additionally, the odds of continuing the relationship were greater following acts of sexual coercion than following acts of completed rape. Close relationships (steady dating partner) were more likely to continue following the sexual assault than less close relationships (friends and casual dating partners). Unexpectedly, the odds of relationship stability were greater for women without histories of childhood sexual abuse than women with histories of childhood sexual abuse. Implications for future research and intervention are discussed.

The Role of Psychopathic Traits in Female Sexual Coercion

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly A. Miller ◽  
Jeffrey A. Bouffard ◽  
Cassidy A. DeHaan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Primary Psychopathy ◽  
Coercive Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Females ◽  
The Relationship

Researchers have consistently found a relationship between psychopathy and the use of sexual coercion in samples of males with and without previous sexual arrests (Abbey, Jacques-Tiura, & LeBreton, 2011; Hare, 1991; Hersh & Gray-Little, 1998; Seto & Lalumiere, 2000). Although there is growing recognition that females also engage in sexually coercive behavior, current understanding of female coercion is limited (Bouffard, Bouffard, & Miller, 2015; Cortoni, Hanson, & Coache, 2010; Muñoz, Khan, & Cordwell, 2011). This study examined the relationship between psychopathic traits and sexual coercion tactics among a sample of 558 undergraduate females. Results indicate that the use of any previous sexual coercion tactic (coax, lie, get drunk, and assault) and higher endorsement of primary psychopathy traits significantly predict whether the females state that they will engage in future sexually coercive behaviors.

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