TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, coping using sex, and adult sexual coercion in non-incarcerated, community-based females
JO  - Journal of sexual aggression
A1  - Ecott, Sharni
A1  - Aiolfi, Irene
A1  - Ciardha, Caoilte Ó
SP  - 151
EP  - 162
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - Adverse childhood experiences have been associated with negative outcomes in adulthood, including sexual offending. Using a cross-sectional design, we investigated whether self-reported adverse childhood experiences related to the perpetration of coercive sexual acts among 250 females recruited from the community. Furthermore, we examined whether sexualised coping mediated any potential relationship between childhood experiences and sexual coercion. A Spearman's rank order correlation revealed no relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sexual coercion. However, adverse childhood experiences were significantly correlated with sexualised coping, which in turn was correlated with sexual coercion. Additionally, there was a significant but small indirect effect of adverse childhood experiences on sexual coercion through sexualised coping. <br><br>FINDINGS may help researchers to better understand the causal relationship between childhood experiences, sexual coping, and sexual coercion in females.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1355-2600
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2019.1605625
ID  - ref1
ER  -