Citation

Nagayama Hall GC, Teten AL, DeGarmo DS, Sue S, Stephens KA. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 2005; 73(5): 830-840.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA. gnhall@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0022-006X.73.5.830

PMID

16287383

Abstract

Explanatory models of sexual aggression were examined among mainland Asian American (n=222), Hawaiian Asian American (n=127), and European American men (n=399). The Malamuth et al. (N. M. Malamuth, D. Linz, C. L. Heavey, G. Barnes, & M. Acker, 1995; N. M. Malamuth, R. J. Sockloskie, M. P. Koss, & J. S. Tanaka, 1991) confluence model of sexual aggression, which posits impersonal sex and hostile masculinity as paths to sexual aggression, was consistently supported. Culture-specific moderators of sexual aggression were also identified. Whereas loss of face was a protective factor against sexual aggression in the Asian American samples, it generally was not a protective factor among European Americans. These findings are not a function of actual or perceived minority status. An implication is that theoretical models may need to be augmented with cultural constructs for optimal application in certain ethnic group contexts.

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