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A Comparison of Men Who Committed Different Types of Sexual Assault in a Community Sample

Antonia Abbey

Wayne State University, aabbey{at}wayne.edu

Michele R. Parkhill

Wayne State University

A. Monique Clinton-Sherrod

Research Triangle Institute

Tina Zawacki

University of Texas at San Antonio

This study extends past research by examining predictors of different types of sexual assault perpetration in a community sample. Computer-assisted self-interviews were conducted with a representative sample of 163 men in one large urban community. As hypothesized, many variables that are significant predictors of sexual assault perpetration in college student samples were also significant predictors in this sample, including empathy, adult attachment, attitudes about casual sex, sexual dominance, alcohol consumption in sexual situations, and peer approval of forced sex. For most measures, the strongest differences were between nonassaulters and men who committed acts that met standard legal definitions of rape. Men who committed forced sexual contact and verbal coercion tended to have scores that fell in between those of the other two groups. The implications of these findings are discussed for community-based sexual assault prevention programs.

Key Words: sexual assault • perpetration • etiology • community

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 22, No. 12, 1567-1580 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507306489
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