Mapping an agenda for the study of youth sexual aggression in Europe: assessment,principles of good practice,and the multilevel analysis of risk factors |
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Authors: | Barbara Krahé Ine Vanwesenbeeck |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germanykrahe@uni-potsdam.de;3. Rutgers, Utrecht, The Netherlands;4. Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTSexual aggression is a serious threat to young people's sexual health in Europe, but establishing the exact scale of the problem has been hampered by a variety of conceptual and methodological problems. This article presents a framework for studying youth sexual aggression that addresses both prevalence and risk factors of victimisation and perpetration. It proposes a research tool to comprehensively assess the perpetration of, and victimisation by, sexual aggression that captures different coercive strategies, sexual acts, victim–perpetrator relations, and gender constellations. The instrument is rooted in a clear conceptual definition of sexual aggression and was pilot-tested in 10 countries of the European Union (EU). Furthermore, a list of good practice criteria is proposed to promote the quality and comparability of research on youth sexual aggression in Europe. A multilevel approach combining individual-level and country-level predictors of sexual aggression is outlined and illustrated with data from the pilot study in 10 countries. |
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Keywords: | Sexual aggression sexual victimisation youth measurement risk factors Europe |
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