Abstract
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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 1239-1257 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Violence Against Women |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 11 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: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.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
Keywords
- adolescents
- perpetration
- sexual coercion
- sexual violence
- victimization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law