TY - JOUR
T1 - Victimization and Perpetration of Unwanted Sexual Activities Among High School Students
T2 - Frequency and Correlates
AU - Williams, Corrine M.
AU - Cook-Craig, Patricia G.
AU - Bush, Heather M.
AU - Clear, Emily R.
AU - Lewis, Alysha M.
AU - Garcia, Lisandra S.
AU - Coker, Ann L.
AU - Fisher, Bonnie S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2014/10/11
Y1 - 2014/10/11
N2 - The objective of this study was to report the frequency of perpetration and victimization of unwanted sexual activities (threatened to end relationship or other pressures to engage in sexual activities, threatened or actual physical force, and facilitated by drugs or alcohol) in a large, statewide sample of high school males and females. Among 18,030 students, 18.5% reported victimization and 8.0% perpetration in the past year. Although females were more likely to report unwanted sexual activities due to feeling pressured, there were no significant sex differences among those reporting physical force or unwanted sexual activities due to alcohol or drug use.
AB - The objective of this study was to report the frequency of perpetration and victimization of unwanted sexual activities (threatened to end relationship or other pressures to engage in sexual activities, threatened or actual physical force, and facilitated by drugs or alcohol) in a large, statewide sample of high school males and females. Among 18,030 students, 18.5% reported victimization and 8.0% perpetration in the past year. Although females were more likely to report unwanted sexual activities due to feeling pressured, there were no significant sex differences among those reporting physical force or unwanted sexual activities due to alcohol or drug use.
KW - adolescents
KW - perpetration
KW - sexual coercion
KW - sexual violence
KW - victimization
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801214551575
DO - 10.1177/1077801214551575
M3 - Article
C2 - 25344559
AN - SCOPUS:84908622133
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 20
SP - 1239
EP - 1257
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 10
ER -