A review of marital rape

A study on the Socio-demographic profile of the victims of sex offences attending the Department of Forensic Medicine of a Tertiary Care Institute of Kolkata, West Bengal

“…Different studies showed that the relationship between individual educational attainment and intimate partner violence and sexual violence was complex. Low level of education was however the most consistent factor associated with both the perpetration and experiencing of intimate partner violence and sexual violence across studies (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25). Women who reported lower levels of education (primary or none) had a 2 to 5-fold increased risk of intimate partner violence compared to higher-educated women ( 14,15,19, 23 24,25,26 ).…”

Sexual Aggression Experiences Among Male Victims of Physical Partner Violence: Prevalence, Severity, and Health Correlates for Male Victims and Their Children

“…In fact, in a comprehensive review of the intimate partner sexual aggression literature, Martin, Taft, and Resick (2007) did not consider the possibility of female perpetration against male partners. They used the terms ''perpetrator '' and ''male partner'' synonymously, and ''victim'' and ''female partner'' synonymously.…”

Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Intimate Partner Aggression Among Newlywed Couples: Longitudinal Prediction of Marital Satisfaction

“…It is possible that newly married husbands may use verbally coercive behaviors to compel their wives to maintain previous levels of sexual activity. Prior writings also suggest that sexual IPA by husbands may be fostered by a view that marriage brings entitlement to sexual pursuits (for a discussion see Martin et al 2007). Although more sexual IPA was perpetrated by husbands, the present findings also add to a small but growing literature suggesting that wife-perpetrated sexual coercion is not a rare occurrence (Christopher et al 2008;O'Leary and Williams 2006).…”