Citation

Nguyen D, Parkhill MR. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(8): 994-1011.

Affiliation

Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214546233

PMID

25125490

Abstract

This study sought to extend the confluence model of sexual assault perpetration by examining attachment insecurity and depression as additional predictors of sexual aggression. Male college students (N = 193) completed an online questionnaire assessing confluence model constructs in addition to attachment and history of depression. Overall, the model fit the data well, χ(2)(11, 193) = 19.43, p = ns; root mean square error of approximation =.063; comparative fit index =.94. Attachment and depression demonstrated both direct and indirect relationships with perpetration severity. The results contribute to elucidating the process by which certain men become susceptible to perpetrating sexual assault. Implications are discussed.

Language: en