TY  - JOUR
A1  - Malayeri, Shera
A1  - Nater, Christa
A1  - Krahé, Barbara
A1  - Sczesny, Sabine
T1  - Sexual aggression among women and men in an Iranian sample
BT  - prevalence and correlates
JF  - Sex roles : a journal of research
N2  - This pre-registered study examined the prevalence and correlates of sexual aggression in a sample of 530 Iranians (322 women, 208 men) with a behaviorally specific questionnaire distinguishing between different coercive strategies, victim-perpetrator relationships, and sexual acts. Significantly more women (63.0%) than men (51.0%) experienced at least one incident of sexual aggression victimization since the age of 15 years, and significantly more men (37.0%) than women (13.4%) reported at least one incident of sexual aggression perpetration. In women and men, the experience of child sexual abuse predicted sexual victimization and sexual aggression perpetration after the age of 15 years, both directly and indirectly through higher engagement in risky sexual behavior. Greater endorsement of hostile masculinity among men explained additional variance in the prediction of sexual aggression perpetration. This research is a first step towards documenting and explaining high rates of sexual aggression victimization and perpetration among Iranian women and men, providing important information for sex education as well for the prevention of sexual aggression. However, to achieve these goals, we highlight the need for systematic actions in all educational, social, and legal sectors of Iranian society.
KW  - sexual aggression perpetration
KW  - sexual victimization
KW  - child sexual
KW  - abuse
KW  - risky sexual behavior
KW  - Iran
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-022-01312-2
SN  - 0360-0025
SN  - 1573-2762
VL  - 87
IS  - 3-4
SP  - 139
EP  - 153
PB  - Springer
CY  - New York
ER  -