Citation

Merrill LL, Thomsen CJ, Gold SR, Milner JS. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 2001; 69(2): 252-261.

Affiliation

Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California 92186-5122, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11393602

Abstract

Three samples of male U.S. Navy recruits (N = 7,850) were surveyed to determine whether a history of childhood physical abuse (CPA) or childhood sexual abuse (CSA) was predictive of premilitary rape of women and whether these relationships were mediated by alcohol problems and number of sex partners. In the 3 samples, 11.3%, 11.6%, and 9.9% of men reported committing premilitary rape. When demographic factors were controlled for, both CPA and CSA were independently and additively predictive of rape in each sample, with men who experienced both forms of abuse showing the highest risk of committing rape. Additional analyses revealed that alcohol problems and number of sex partners significantly mediated the relationship between childhood abuse (CPA and CSA) and rape perpetration.

Language: en