Sexual Violence Perpetration and Victimization: Providing Prevalence Rates for Understudied Populations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Trottier ◽  
Kévin Nolet ◽  
Massil Benbouriche ◽  
Véronique Bonneville ◽  
Fleurette Racine-Latulippe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Violence Perpetration

scholarly journals An Experimental Test of the Impact of Varying Questionnaire Response Format on Prevalence Rates for Sexual Violence Victimization and Perpetration

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110642
Author(s):  
RaeAnn E. Anderson ◽  
Kelly Cuccolo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽  
Response Format ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Response Formats ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Violence Perpetration ◽  
The Impact

Objective: This study examined the impact of a dichotomous versus scaled response format on prevalence rates of sexual violence perpetration and victimization, thus conceptually replicating Hamby et al., 2006 and extending those findings to the context of sexual violence. Methods: Two samples were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk and were randomly assigned to either a dichotomous or scaled response format of the same questionnaire. Sample 1 was used to examine perpetration and received a perpetration specific version of the Post-Refusal Sexual Persistence Scale (PRSPS). Sample 2 was used to examine victimization and received a victimization specific version of the PRSPS. Results: Men and women who received the scaled response format reported significantly more incidents of sexual perpetration, and for each type of tactic studied, on the order of 1.7-9x more frequently. The association between response format condition and prevalence rates of sexual violence victimization was significant only for men (23.0 vs 39.4%) and for the tactic of verbal coercion (30.1 vs 41.5%), with the scaled response format producing greater responding. Conclusions: The response format of sexual violence items can significantly alter prevalence rates of sexual violence perpetration, with scaled response formats producing greater endorsements than dichotomous formats. Response format also appears to impact prevalence rates of sexual violence victimization, particularly for men.

scholarly journals An Experimental Test of the Impact of Varying Questionnaire Response Format on Prevalence Rates for Sexual Violence Victimization and Perpetration

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
RaeAnn Elizabeth Anderson ◽  
Kelly Cuccolo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽  
Response Format ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Response Formats ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Violence Perpetration ◽  
The Impact

Objective: This study examined the impact of a dichotomous versus scaled response format on prevalence rates of sexual violence perpetration and victimization, thus conceptually replicating Hamby et al., 2006 and extending those findings to the context of sexual violence. Methods: Two samples were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk and were randomly assigned to either a dichotomous or scaled response format of the same questionnaire. Sample 1 was used to examine perpetration and received a perpetration specific version of the Post-Refusal Sexual Persistence Scale (PRSPS). Sample 2 was used to examine victimization and received a victimization specific version of the PRSPS. Results: Men and women who received the scaled response format reported significantly more incidents of sexual perpetration, and for each type of tactic studied, on the order of 1.7-9x more frequently. The association between response format condition and prevalence rates of sexual violence victimization was significant only for men (23.0 vs 39.4%) and for the tactic of verbal coercion (30.1 vs 41.5%), with the scaled response format producing greater responding. Conclusions: The response format of sexual violence items can significantly alter prevalence rates of sexual violence perpetration, with scaled response formats producing greater endorsements than dichotomous formats. Response format also appears to impact prevalence rates of sexual violence victimization, particularly for men.

118 Sexual violence perpetration among emerging adults: event-based findings from a national sample

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny N Warmanen ◽  
Meredith L Philyaw-Kotov ◽  
Quyen M Epstein-Ngo ◽  
Erin E Bonar ◽  
Maureen A Walton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Violence Perpetration ◽  
Event Based

scholarly journals Masculine Discrepancy Stress, Teen Dating Violence, and Sexual Violence Perpetration Among Adolescent Boys

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis E. Reidy ◽  
Joanne P. Smith-Darden ◽  
Kai S. Cortina ◽  
Roger M. Kernsmith ◽  
Poco D. Kernsmith
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Violence Perpetration ◽  
Teen Dating

scholarly journals Sexual Violence Perpetration as a Risk Factor for Current Depression or Posttraumatic Symptoms in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052090802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Meadows ◽  
Ann L. Coker ◽  
Heather M. Bush ◽  
Emily R. Clear ◽  
Ginny Sprang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Public High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
The Past ◽  
Violence Perpetration

Sexual violence perpetration (SVP), including coerced, physically forced, and alcohol- or drug-facilitated unwanted sex, occurs frequently in adolescence and may represent a risk factor for future perpetration. Sexual violence victimization (SVV) has been found to be a risk factor for increased rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, the associations of SVP with depression or posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have been less well described. This study examined associations between symptoms of depression and PTSS with SVP in the prior 12 months among high school students. In this cross-sectional analysis, a representative sample of public high school students (ninth–12th grades) completed self-reported surveys on peer SVP and SVV within the past year. Among 16,784 students completing surveys, 7.2% disclosed SVP against another high school student in the past 12 months; 64.4% of students disclosing SVP also experienced SVV. Both SVP and SVV, alone or in combination, were associated with a greater likelihood of symptoms of depression or PTSS. These associations were similar by sex and sexual minority status (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ+]). These findings highlight the need for continued primary prevention efforts. Additional screening to recognize adolescent SVP can allow both early treatment of depression and PTSD and address the individual risks of SVP to reduce subsequent repeated sexual assaults.

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