Citation

Biglan A, Noell J, Ochs L, Smolkowski K, Metzler C. J. Behav. Med. 1995; 18(6): 549-568.

Affiliation

Oregon Research Institute, Eugene 97403-1983, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

8749985

Abstract

Sexual coercion and its relationship to high-risk sexual behavior were examined in five samples of young women. Sample 1 (N = 22) consisted of sexually active adolescents aged 15 to 19. Samples 2 (N = 206) and 3 (N = 70) were recruited from among patients at three sexually transmitted disease clinics. Sample 4 (N = 51) consisted of young homeless women living on the street in a large city. Sample 5 (N = 51) was recruited from among young women on a college campus. Across all samples, 44.4% of women indicated that they had been forced into some form of sexual activity against their will. Self-reports of sexually coercive experiences were consistently related to risky sexual behavior. It appears that many young women are coerced into engaging in high-risk sexual behavior. This implies the need for greater attention to male coercive sexual behavior and women's skills for coping with such behavior.

Language: en