ERIC Number: EJ684744
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Oct
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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A Longitudinal Examination of Male College Students' Perpetration of Sexual Assault
Abbey, Antonia; McAuslan, Pam
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v72 n5 p747-756 Oct 2004
Self-administered surveys were completed by 197 men in college at 2 time points, 1 year apart. Men who committed sexual assault at multiple time points (repeat assaulters) had the most extreme scores on measures of hostility toward women, past sexual experiences, drinking in sexual situations, and adolescent delinquency. Nonassaulters had the least extreme scores and men who committed sexual assault at only 1 time point had scores that tended to fall in between. Repeat assaulters also expressed significantly less remorse when they described their sexual assault at Time 1 than did past assaulters who committed sexual assault only at the initial time point. These findings demonstrate the importance of initiating prevention and treatment programs in early adolescence, before longstanding attitudes and behaviors tolerant of sexual assault are established.
Descriptors: College Students, Drinking, Sexual Abuse, Males, Adolescents, Sexuality, Prevention, Delinquency, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Attitudes
American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721 (Toll Free); Tel: 202-336-5510; TDD/TTY: 202-336-6123; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: journals@apa.org v72 n5 p747-756 Oct 2004.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Students
Language: English
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