Measuring sexual aggression perpetration in college men: A comparison of two measures
| Autor: | Colleen E. Pagnan, Maria Testa, Joseph H. Hoffman, Joseph F. Lucke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Psychology of Violence. 5:285-293 |
| ISSN: | 2152-081X 2152-0828 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0037584 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to provide a comparison of rates of self-reported sexual aggression perpetration obtained using two different measures - a version of the Sexual Experiences Survey (SES; Abbey et al, 2007; Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987) and the Sexual Strategies Scale (SSS, Strang, et al, 2013; Struckman-Johnson, Struckman-Johnson, & Anderson, 2003). We also examined the psychometric structure of each measure using Rasch model item analysis (Rasch, 1966). METHOD: Two equivalent cohorts of entering freshman males (N = 994 and N = 1043) from a large northeastern university completed online measures at the end of their first semester. RESULTS: Identical proportions of men reported using intoxication strategies (3%) and physical force (1%) during the past semester on both measures. However, more men reported verbal strategies on the SSS (7.8%) compared with the SES (3.7%), even when restricting to equivalent items. Rasch analysis suggested that the SSS conformed better to a unidimensional continuum of perpetration severity than the SES; however, Rasch analysis did not provide definitive support for either a tactic - based (SSS) nor a tactic plus outcome- based (SES) hierarchy. CONCLUSIONS: Both measures functioned adequately. However, the SSS may be preferred for its better Rasch properties, better assessment of the less severe tactics, and simpler wording. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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