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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 22, No. 7, 829-850 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507301793
© 2007 SAGE Publications

The Use and Acceptance of Sexually Aggressive Tactics in College Men

Jennifer B. Warkentin

Ohio University

Christine A. Gidycz

Psychology, Ohio University, 200 Porter Hall, Athens, OH, gidycz{at}ohio.edu

This study extended the findings of Cleveland, Koss, and Lyon's (1999) research on rape tactics to a sample of college men by examining the use and acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics. Participants included 297 male undergraduate students who filled out instruments assessing for a history of sexual aggression and other personality characteristics. In addition, a measure was created to assess acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics, the Sexual Strategies Questionnaire, and a principal components analysis indicated the presence of two components: overt and covert tactics. Although the overt and covert tactics are comparable to those found by Cleveland and colleagues, the former may provide a greater level of discrimination between general and tactical alcohol usage. Finally, a regression analysis demonstrated that a history of sexually aggressive behavior and increased hypergender ideology were found to predict acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics. Directions for future research are discussed.

Key Words: aggression • college students • perpetration • sexual assault • tactics


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