Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Measures
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Exploration of Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness, and Sexual Violence
3.2. Associations Among Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness, and Sexual Violence
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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N = 329 | RR | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | SD | F | p | ||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||
Myths about sexual aggression | 1–7 | 2.23 | 1.60 | 5.67 | 5.13 | 4.02 | 3.66 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 16.53 | 0.00 |
Sexual assertiveness: Initiation | 1–7 | 0 | 0.17 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.01 | 0.94 |
Sexual assertiveness: Refusal | 1–7 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.31 | 3.00 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 47.44 | 0.00 |
Sexual assertiveness: PSTIP | 1–7 | 0.83 | 0.17 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.21 | 3.48 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 6.78 | 0.01 |
Sexual violence committed | 0–3 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 21.27 | 0.00 |
Sexual violence suffered | 0–3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 2.17 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.74 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
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1.Myths about sexual aggression | - | −0.31 ** | −0.14 | −0.28 ** | 0.13 | 0.24 ** |
2.Sexual assertiveness: Initiation | −0.12 | - | −0.16 | 0.05 | 0.05 | −0.19 * |
3.Sexual assertiveness: Refusal | −0.31 ** | −0.11 | - | 0.50 ** | −0.21* | −0.12 |
4. Sexual assert.: Pregnancy and STI prevention | −0.12 | −0.18 * | 0.24 ** | - | −0.10 | −0.28 ** |
5.Sexual violence committed | 0.17 | 0.12 | −0.29 ** | −0.29 ** | - | 0.39 ** |
6.Sexual violence suffered | 0.08 | 0.07 | −0.18 * | −0.21 ** | 0.79 ** | - |
Model | Predictor | B | β | t | p | LT |
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Main effects | Gender | 0.581 | −0.734 | −3.548 | 0.000 | 0.063 |
Myths about sexual aggression | −0.036 | 0.089 | 1.604 | 0.110 | 0.877 | |
Sexual assertiveness: Refusal | −0.074 | −0.224 | −3.653 | 0.000 | 0.721 | |
Sexual assertiveness: PSTIP | −0.095 | −0.269 | −3.871 | 0.000 | 0.558 | |
Interactions | Gender x Sexual assertiveness.: PSTIP | 0.114 | 0.653 | 2.978 | 0.001 | 0.0056 |
R2 = 0.425 | ||||||
F5303 = 13.380 |
Model | Predictor | B | β | t | p | LT |
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Main effects | Gender | 0.046 | 0.060 | 1.005 | 0.316 | 0.851 |
Myths about sexual aggression | 0.051 | 0.105 | 1.782 | 0.076 | 0.880 | |
Sexual assertiveness: Refusal | −0.027 | −0.068 | −1.048 | 0.295 | 0.732 | |
Sexual assertiveness: PSTIP | −0.089 | −0.210 | −3.502 | 0.001 | 0.850 | |
R2 = 0.279 | ||||||
F4303 = 6.395 |
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Fernández-Fuertes, A.A.; Fernández-Rouco, N.; Lázaro-Visa, S.; Gómez-Pérez, E. Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238744
Fernández-Fuertes AA, Fernández-Rouco N, Lázaro-Visa S, Gómez-Pérez E. Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(23):8744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238744
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernández-Fuertes, Andrés A., Noelia Fernández-Rouco, Susana Lázaro-Visa, and Eva Gómez-Pérez. 2020. "Myths about Sexual Aggression, Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23: 8744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238744