Psychiatric Symptoms as a Predictor of Sexual Aggression among Male College Students |
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| Authors: | Esther J. Calzada Elissa J. Brown Megan E. Doyle |
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| Affiliation: | 1. New York University School of Medicine Child Study Center , New York, New York, USA esther.calzada@nyumc.org;3. Department of Psychology , St. John's University , Jamaica, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | The goal of this investigation was to examine psychiatric symptoms as predictors of the frequency and severity of sexually aggressive behaviors that had been perpetrated by college-aged men in the past year. Over 400 undergraduate males completed an assessment of sexual aggression, athletic involvement, fraternity affiliation, alcohol and drug use, mistrust of women, depression, and social anxiety. More than 40% of the undergraduate men reported having participated in some form of sexual aggression within the past 12 months, 6% of whom reported having attempted or completed rape. Sexually aggressive behavior (both frequency and severity) was predicted by alcohol use, mistrust of women, and social anxiety. Results are the first to indicate that psychiatric symptoms might contribute to sexual aggression among college men. |
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| Keywords: | college-aged men depression sexually aggressive behavior social anxiety |
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