TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - A multifactorial model of wartime rape
JO  - Aggression and violent behavior
A1  - Hirshberg, Matt
A1  - Ward, Tony
A1  - Henry, Nicola
SP  - 535
EP  - 562
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
N2  - Sexual violence against women represents a horrifying social reality that continues to pervade contemporary war environments. The subject of wartime rape has gained increasing academic prominence since the mass rapes in the recent Bosnia-Herzegovina conflict. However, the current literature has paid little attention to the psychology of the offender; thus, the issue of wartime rape has remained perplexing. In response to some of the major shortcomings in the literature, namely a theoretical vacuum, this paper represents an integrative analysis of why soldiers rape in wartime. The examination of offender psychology through a variety of theoretical lenses enables an extensive analysis of individual, sociocultural, and situational variables that facilitate sexual aggression in wartime contexts. The incorporation of these variables into a comprehensive, multifactorial framework recognizes that wartime rape is a multidimensional phenomenon that has its roots in peacetime culture.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1789
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-1789(03)00048-X
ID  - ref1
ER  -