TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schuster, Isabell
A1  - Krahé, Barbara
T1  - The prevalence of sexual aggression in Turkey: A systematic review
JF  - Aggression and violent behavior : a review journa
N2  - Although sexual aggression is recognized as a serious problem worldwide, evidence on the prevalence and impact of sexual aggression is based predominantly on studies from Western countries with a Christian or non-religious majority. Little evidence is available from non-Western countries, especially from Muslim societies. The purpose of the present article was to provide a first systematic review of the studies examining the prevalence of sexual aggression in Turkey, including both victimization and perpetration reports from women and men. Additionally, differences in prevalence rates depending on relationship constellations and characteristics of victims and perpetrators were reviewed. By a two-stage literature search, 56 studies were identified for inclusion. All studies examined sexual victimization of women, only four studies included sexual victimization of men. Data on sexual aggression perpetration were extremely limited, with only two studies providing prevalence rates. Prevalence rates of sexual victimization were found to vary greatly, which may be attributed to a lack of methodological and conceptual consistency across studies. Likewise, no consistent picture was revealed for victims' or perpetrators' sociodemographic or situational characteristics associated with differences in prevalence rates. We discuss reasons for the variability in prevalence rates and outline recommendations for future research.
KW  - Sexual aggression
KW  - Victimization
KW  - Perpetration
KW  - Prevalence
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Review
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2017.05.003
SN  - 1359-1789
SN  - 1873-6335
VL  - 37
SP  - 102
EP  - 114
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -