@article{ref1,
title="Does sexual coercion play a role in the high-risk sexual behavior of adolescent and young adult women?",
journal="Journal of behavioral medicine",
year="1995",
author="Biglan, Anthony and Noell, J. and Ochs, L. and Smolkowski, K. and Metzler, C.",
volume="18",
number="6",
pages="549-568",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0160-7715",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}