Integrating Attachment and Depression in the Confluence Model of Sexual Assault Perpetration

This study sought to extend the confluence model of sexual assault perpetration by examining attachment insecurity and depression as additional predictors of sexual aggression. Male college students (N = 193) completed an online questionnaire assessing confluence model constructs in addition to atta...

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Published in:Violence against women 2014-08, Vol.20 (8), p.994-1011
Main Authors: Nguyen, David, Parkhill, Michele R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Attachment
College Students
Depression
Depression - complications
Depression - psychology
Humans
Internet
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Male
Males
Mental depression
Models, Theoretical
Questionnaires
Rape
Sex crimes
Sexual Assault
Students
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
Violence - psychology
Violence - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:This study sought to extend the confluence model of sexual assault perpetration by examining attachment insecurity and depression as additional predictors of sexual aggression. Male college students (N = 193) completed an online questionnaire assessing confluence model constructs in addition to attachment and history of depression. Overall, the model fit the data well, χ2(11, 193) = 19.43, p = ns; root mean square error of approximation = .063; comparative fit index = .94. Attachment and depression demonstrated both direct and indirect relationships with perpetration severity. The results contribute to elucidating the process by which certain men become susceptible to perpetrating sexual assault. Implications are discussed.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801214546233