Examining Implicit and Explicit Evaluations of Sexual Aggression and Sexually Aggressive Behavior in Men Recruited Online

The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between implicit and explicit evaluations of sexual aggression and indicators of sexually aggressive behavior in samples of students and community men recruited online. Participants were male undergraduate students recruited online fro...

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Published in:Sexual abuse 2018-08, Vol.30 (5), p.484-509
Main Authors: Hermann, Chantal A., Nunes, Kevin L., Maimone, Sacha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aggression - psychology
Aggressiveness
Attitude
Behavior
Canada
Cognition
Humans
Internet
Male
Men
Middle Aged
Rape
Rape - psychology
Sex offenders
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Students - psychology
Undergraduate students
Young Adult
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Summary:The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between implicit and explicit evaluations of sexual aggression and indicators of sexually aggressive behavior in samples of students and community men recruited online. Participants were male undergraduate students recruited online from a Canadian University (N = 150) and men recruited from the community via an online panel (N = 378). Participants completed measures of implicit and explicit evaluations of sexual aggression, cognitive distortions regarding rape, self-reported past sexually aggressive behavior, and self-reported proclivity to commit sexually aggressive behavior. We found that more positive explicit evaluations and more cognitive distortions were moderately to strongly associated with sexual aggression; however, this was not the case for implicit evaluations of rape. Our results suggest that explicit evaluations of sexual aggression and cognitive distortions may be relevant for understanding sexual aggression against adults, and that more research is needed exploring whether or not implicit evaluations are associated with sexually aggressive behavior.
ISSN:1079-0632
1573-286X
DOI:10.1177/1079063216681560