Citation

Kasowski AE, Anderson JL. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219873436

PMID

31558117

Abstract

Sexual aggression, harassment, and sexually aggressive cognitions (victim blaming, sexual entitlement) are serious societal problems. Although research has examined attributes of individuals who engage in overt sexual assault, few studies have focused on individual characteristics of those who perpetuate problematic negative beliefs surrounding sexual assault. This study sought to examine the relationship between pathological personality and sexually aggressive cognitions among 242 community men.

RESULTS showed that traits including antagonism, disinhibition, and negative affectivity were associated with sexually aggressive cognitions. These results have implications for understanding sexual aggression and the role personality plays in perpetuating sexually aggressive attitudes.

Language: en

Keywords

pathological personality; rape myth acceptance; sexual aggression; sexual entitlement; victim blaming