Victimization and Perpetration of Unwanted Sexual Activities Among High School Students: Frequency and Correlates

Corrine M. Williams; Patricia G. Cook-Craig; Heather M. Bush; Emily R. Clear; Alysha M. Lewis; Lisandra S. Garcia; Ann L. Coker; Bonnie S. Fisher

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Victimization and Perpetration of Unwanted Sexual Activities Among High School Students: Frequency and Correlates

Corrine M. Williams, Patricia G. Cook-Craig, Heather M. Bush, Emily R. Clear, Alysha M. Lewis, Lisandra S. Garcia, Ann L. Coker, Bonnie S. Fisher

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1239-1257
Number of pages	19
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	20
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214551575
State	Published - Oct 11 2014

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement 5U01CE001675.

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Keywords

adolescents
perpetration
sexual coercion
sexual violence
victimization

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Sociology and Political Science
Law

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