Coerción sexual, compromiso y violencia en las relaciones de pareja de los universitarios

  1. Elena Hernández González
  2. Rosaura González Méndez
Journal:
Escritos de psicología

ISSN: 1138-2635,  1989-3809

Year of publication: 2009

Volume: 2

Issue: 3

Pages: 40-47

Type: Article

DOI: 10.24310/ESPSIESCPSI.V2I3.13386 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

This study analyzes the tactics of sexual coercion among university couples, and their association with the type of commitment with the relationship and experienced physical and sexual violence. Participants were 175 college students, 79 women and 96 men. A new sexual coercion scale was developed, based on the DeGue and DiLillo's (2005) proposal. The exploratory factor analyses showed three components: Insistence, Emotional Manipulation, and Blame. Sexual assault was measured with a single item. Commitment and experienced Physical Violence were measured using existing scales. Discriminant analysis confirmed that participants from the victimized group significantly differed from those of the non-victimized group. The variables that significantly contributed to the classification were Negative Commitment and Insistence for the victimized group and Positive Commitment for the non-victimized group. We discuss the implications of the results to prevent partner violence.

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