Scripts for consensual sex as risk factors for sexual aggression: A three-wave longitudinal study with university students in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual aggression is a major problem among young adults. Sexual scripts are cognitive schemata representing typical elements of sexual interactions and serve as guidelines for sexual behavior. They may be linked to the risk of sexual aggression if they contain elements known to be associated with the perpetration of sexual aggression, such as alcohol use, sex with casual partners, and ambiguous communication of sexual intentions.

Objectives

The study was designed to examine pathways from risky sexual scripts for consensual sex to risky sexual behavior and sexual aggression perpetration in men and women.

Design

The study employed a three-wave longitudinal design with 12-month intervals. Participants were 2425 university students in Germany (58% female).

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SUBMITTER: Krahe B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725155 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature