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Article: The Prevalence of Sexual Aggression and Victimization Among Homosexual Men.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Article date:
- May 1, 2000
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Sexual aggression of men toward women has received widespread attention in psychological research for many years (e.g. Allison & Wrightsman, 1993; Craig, 1990; Koss et al., 1994; Schwartz & DeKeseredy, 1997). Sexual aggression includes a range of forced sexual activities, such as rape (unwanted sexual intercourse through the use or threat of physical violence), unwanted sexual intercourse through the use of verbal pressure, and other unwanted sexual acts, such as touching and kissing (cf. Abbey, McAuslan, & Ross, 1998). There is ample evidence to show that sexual aggression is a serious problem in heterosexual relationships. For example, Koss, Gidycz, and Wisniewski ...