Tuesday, May 16, 2006

H.P report

We heard from H.P., who included an abstract of a scientific paper published in the April 2003 issue of the Archives of Sexual Behavior. The paper is entitled, "Men's reports of Nonconsensual Sexual Interactions with Women: Prevalence and Impact." Here's part of the abstract:
Two studies examined the prevalence and emotional impact of men's nonconsensual sexual interactions with women. The first study included a sample of 247 heterosexual men with a mean age of 18.3 years. The second study was a replication with a sample of 153 heterosexual men with a mean age of 22.3 years . . . In Study 1, 25.1% of respondents reported at least one incident of nonconsensual sex with a woman and 23.9% reported attempts by women to make them engage in nonconsensual sexual activity. In Study 2, the overall prevalence rate for completed nonconsensual sexual interactions was 30.1 %, and 23.5% of the men reported attempts at making them engage in nonconsensual sex. In both samples, exploiting the man's inability to offer resistance was the most frequently reported aggressive strategy. Kissing/petting was the most frequently reported unwanted sexual activity, followed by sexual intercourse and oral sex. Prevalence rates were higher for nonconsensual sex with an (ex-)partner or friend than for nonconsensual sex with an unknown women . . . (The) men rated their nonconsensual experiences as moderately upsetting.

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