| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to develop a laboratory analog of sexually aggressive behavior. Ss viewed neutral, sexual-violent, and violent-sexual film vignettes and chose a vignette to show to a female confederate. Among highly sexually aggressive men (n?=?25) according to the Coercive Sexuality Scale (CSS; K. Rapaport and B. R. Burkhart; see record 1984-23391-001), 24% showed the sexual-violent vignette and 28% showed the violent-sexual vignette. Among men who did not report being sexually aggressive on the CSS (n?=?13), none showed the sexual-violent vignette and only one showed the violent-sexual vignette. The between-group difference in vignette showing was statistically significant. Ss who showed the sexually aggressive vignettes reported that the female confederate was upset and uncomfortable in viewing these vignettes more than the Ss did who showed the neutral vignette. These results support the validity of this film-showing procedure as a laboratory analog of sexually aggressive behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
