Two longitudinal studies examined German adolescents' sexual scripts in relation to the normative acceptance of sexual aggression, the behavioral enactment of risk factors, and the experience of sexual aggression/victimization. Study 1 comprised a sample of 283 10th and 11th grade high school students who completed measures of sexual scripts, normative acceptance of risk elements associated with sexual aggression, behavioral risk-taking, and normative acceptance of sexual aggression in relationships twice with a nine-month interval. General and individual scripts differed significantly in terms of the prevalence of risk elements, with individual scripts containing fewer risk elements. Normative acceptance of risk elements was linked to the enactment of risky behavior in sexual interactions and also to the normative acceptance of sexual aggression, both concurrently and over time. In Study 2, 232 12th and 13th grade students completed measures of sexual scripts and of sexual aggression or sexual victimization. Higher risk scores in the individual scripts were predictive of sexual aggression among boys and sexual victimization among girls. The findings were discussed in terms of the significance of sexual scripts as guidelines for sexual behavior.

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This study examined risk factors of sexual aggression and victimization among homosexual men (N= 310). They completed the Homosexual Experiences Survey to record sexual aggression and victimization and provided information about 2 groups of potential risk factors: childhood abuse and sexual lifestyle (number of partners, age at first intercourse, age at coming out, accepting or paying of money for sex, and rape proclivity). One in 4 respondents reported severe forms of sexual victimization; 17% reported moderate victimization. Prevalence of perpetration of sexual aggression was almost 20% for severe aggression and 9% for moderate aggression. The risk of victimization increased as a function of childhood abuse as well as high number of partners and acceptance of money for sex. The risk of committing sexual aggression was positively related to childhood abuse, acceptance and payment of money for sex, high number of sexual partners, and rape proclivity. The findings are discussed in relation to evidence on heterosexual aggression.

The characteristic features of adolescents' sexual scripts were explored in 400 tenth and eleventh graders from Berlin, Germany. Participants rated the prototypical elements of three scripts for heterosexual interactions: (1) the prototypical script for the first consensual sexual intercourse with a new partner as pertaining to adolescents in general (general script); (2) the prototypical script for the first consensual sexual intercourse with a new partner as pertaining to themselves personally (individual script); and (3) the script for a nonconsensual sexual intercourse (rape script). Compared with the general script for the age group as a whole, the individual script contained fewer risk elements related to sexual aggression and portrayed more positive consequences of the sexual interaction. Few gender differences were found, and coital experience did not affect sexual scripts. The rape script was found to be close to the "real rape stereotype." The findings are discussed with respect to the role of sexual scripts as guidelines for behavior, particularly in terms of their significance for the prediction of sexual aggression.

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