Citation

Strang E, Peterson ZD. J. Sex Res. 2017; 54(8): 971-983.

Affiliation

Department of Psychological Sciences , University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality)

DOI

10.1080/00224499.2017.1304519

PMID

28388230

Abstract

The development of effective sexual aggression prevention programs for men relies on data garnered from studies using self-report measures of sexual aggression perpetration. However, few studies have focused on understanding and improving self-report measures of sexual aggression perpetration. The current study used open-ended interviews to explore the nature and frequency of community men's (N = 34) unintentional misreporting-including both overreporting and underreporting-on two self-report measures of sexual aggression perpetration: the Sexual Experiences Survey-Long Form Perpetration (SES-LFP; Koss et al., 2007) and the Sexual Strategies Scale (SSS; Strang, Peterson, Hill, & Heiman, 2013a). Item misinterpretation led to both overreporting and underreporting of sexual aggression, although underreporting was more common. Men's interpretations of items, decision-making processes, and reasons for producing discrepant reports across measures were analyzed and discussed.

RESULTS could help inform efforts to refine self-report measurement of men's sexual aggression.

Language: en