Measuring sexual aggression perpetration in college men: A comparison of two measures.

Testa, Maria; Hoffman, Joseph H.; Lucke, Joseph F.; Pagnan, Colleen E.

doi:10.1037/a0037584

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“…For example, participants are asked, “Which of the following have you used to convince a woman to have sex (oral/anal/vaginal) with you when she did not want to?” followed by items such as “blocking her if she tries to leave the room” (classified as physical force), “getting her drunk/high” (classified as use of intoxication) and “telling her lies” (classified as verbal coercion). The SSS has been shown to result in higher rates of reported sexual coercion when compared with other measures of sexual aggression history (Strang et al, 2013; Testa, Hoffman, Lucke, & Pagnan, 2015). This is likely due to the fact that SSS uses less legalistic language than other measures and thus is less likely to invoke socially desirable responding.…”

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Affect and Sexual Responsivity in Men With and Without a History of Sexual Aggression

Craig

Peterson

Janssen

et al. 2017

The Journal of Sex Research

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Despite increased attention to understanding risk factors for sexual aggression, knowledge regarding the emotional and sexual arousal patterns of sexually aggressive men remains limited. The current study examined whether sexually aggressive men exhibit unique profiles of affective responsivity, in particular to negatively-valenced stimuli, as well as sexual arousal patterns that differentiate them from nonaggressive men. We presented 78 young men (38 sexually aggressive and 40 nonaggressive) with a series of videos designed to induce positive, sad, or anxious affect. Affect and subjective sexual arousal were assessed following each film and erectile responses were measured continuously. Sexually aggressive men reported significantly higher levels of sexual arousal following both the positive and negative conditions as compared to nonaggressive men. Erectile responses of sexually aggressive men were significantly greater than nonaggressive men’s following the positive affect induction. Self-reported positive affect, but not negative affect, was a significant predictor of subjective sexual arousal for both groups of men. Compared to nonaggressive men, sexually aggressive men showed significantly weaker correlations between subjective and physiological sexual arousal. Findings suggest that generalized heightened propensity for sexual arousal may be a risk factor for sexually aggressive behavior.

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Affect and Sexual Responsivity in Men With and Without a History of Sexual Aggression

Craig

Peterson

Janssen

et al. 2017

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…This variable was assessed using a 16-item version of the Sexual Experiences Survey (SES) that measures unwanted contact, attempted intercourse, and intercourse using verbal, physical force, and incapacitation tactics Testa et al, 2015a). Men were asked how many times they had done each behavior over the past semester (never, once, or 2 or more times).…”

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Does Alcohol Contribute to College Men’s Sexual Assault Perpetration? Between-and Within-Person Effects Over Five Semesters

Testa

Cleveland

2017

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: The current longitudinal study was designed to consider the time-varying effects of men's heavy episodic drinking (HED) and drinking setting attendance on college sexual assault perpetration. Method: Freshman men (N = 992) were recruited in their first semester and completed online measures at the end of their first five semesters. Using multilevel models, we examined whether men with higher frequency HED (or party or bar attendance) were more likely to perpetrate sexual assault (between-person, Level 2 effect) and whether sexual assault perpetration was more likely in semesters in which HED (or party or bar attendance) was higher than each individual's average (within-person, Level 1 effect). Results: The between-person effect of HED on sexual assault was not significant after accounting for the between-person effects of antisocial behavior, impersonal sex orientation, and low self-control. The within-person effect of HED on sexual assault perpetration was not significant. However, models substituting frequency of party attendance or bar attendance revealed both between-and withinperson effects. The odds of sexual assault were increased for men with higher bar and party attendance than the sample as a whole, and in semesters in which party or bar attendance was higher than their own average. Supplemental analyses suggested that these drinking setting effects were explained by hookups, with sexual assault perpetration more likely in semesters in which the number of hookups exceeded one's own average. Conclusions: Findings point toward the importance of drinking contexts, rather than drinking per se, as predictors of college men's sexual assault perpetration. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 78, 5-13, 2017)

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“…Although the SES-SFP has been available since 2007, little research has examined its psychometric properties. Testa et al, (2015) found evidence of structural validity in a sample of college students. Another study examined the construct validity of the SES-Long Form Perpetration, focusing on whether participant descriptions of their own behavior matched their answers on the SES-LFP (Buday & Peterson, 2015).…”

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Initial Evidence for the Reliability and Validity of the Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Perpetration (SES-SFP) in College Men

Anderson

Cahill

Delahanty

2017

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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Introduction: Estimates of sexual perpetration in college men vary widely, partially due to a lack of reliable and valid measures of sexual perpetration. This study provides psychometric data on the Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Perpetration (SES-SFP), a revision of one of the most widely used measures of sexual perpetration, in a sample of college men. Methods: Participants (n = 402) completed a web survey containing the study measures; a subset of 66 participants completed the SES-SFP again two weeks later. Results: In examining test-retest reliability, most (90.7%) participants were classified correctly using dichotomous scores of sexually aggressive behavior (yes/no). However, test-retest agreement for category scores was poor (0-50.0%). Test-retest correlations were largest for lifetime category scores, r = .69 and smallest for lifetime dichotomous scores, r = .59. Regarding validity, SES-SFP scores were positively associated with measures of partner violence and trait aggression and negatively associated with a measure of rape empathy. Conclusions: Our results provide initial evidence of internal consistency and convergent evidence of validity for the SES-SFP in college men but question the measure's test-retest reliability. The severity of tactics used to coerce sexually aggressive behaviors was more strongly associated with rape empathy than sexual outcome severity scores, indicating utility of assessing coercive tactics. Additional research is needed regarding the psychometric properties of the SES-SFP and other measures of sexual perpetration in order to accurately assess rates of these behaviors and inform preventive interventions.

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Measuring sexual aggression perpetration in college men: A comparison of two measures.

Cited by 37 publications

References 33 publications

Affect and Sexual Responsivity in Men With and Without a History of Sexual Aggression

Affect and Sexual Responsivity in Men With and Without a History of Sexual Aggression

Does Alcohol Contribute to College Men’s Sexual Assault Perpetration? Between-and Within-Person Effects Over Five Semesters

Initial Evidence for the Reliability and Validity of the Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Perpetration (SES-SFP) in College Men

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