@article{ref1,
title="Disentangling cognitions about sexual aggression",
journal="Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment",
year="2020",
author="Pedneault, Chloe I. and Hermann, Chantal A. and Nunes, Kevin L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We examined the extent to which evaluative attitudes toward sexual aggression are  distinct from other cognitions regarding sexually aggressive behavior. Evaluative  attitudes toward sexual aggression refer to the extent to which sexual aggression is  viewed negatively or positively. In a secondary analysis of online survey data from  495 community men, exploratory factor analysis revealed that items from a measure of  evaluative attitudes formed a distinct factor from items designed to measure  cognitive distortions regarding rape. These findings suggest that evaluative  attitudes may be distinct from cognitive distortions. Furthermore, hierarchical  regression analyses indicated that evaluative attitudes explained unique variance in  self-reported past sexual aggression, proclivity for sexually aggressive behavior,  and likelihood to rape. If future research finds support for a causal relationship  between evaluative attitudes and sexual aggression, well-established  evaluative-attitude-change procedures from the social psychological literature could  be adapted to address evaluative attitudes toward sexual aggression in interventions  aimed at reducing sexually aggressive behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-0632",
doi="10.1177/1079063220981066",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063220981066"
}