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Reassessing the Confluence Model of Men's Risk for Sexual Aggression.
Ebru Yucel1, D J Angelone1, Meredith C Jones1
1Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
|October 11, 2022
Summary
This study found that hostile sexism, combined with impersonal sexual attitudes, better predicts men's risk for sexual aggression than hostile masculinity. This suggests updating the confluence model for improved accuracy in understanding sexual violence risk.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Criminology
- Sociology
Background:
- The confluence model is a key framework for understanding men's risk of sexual aggression.
- Previous attempts to enhance the model have yielded limited improvements in predictive accuracy.
- Shifting societal norms regarding gender roles may necessitate model reassessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reassess the confluence model of sexual aggression.
- To investigate the predictive utility of hostile sexism as a contemporary construct.
- To improve the accuracy of predicting men's risk for sexual aggression.
Main Methods:
- Structural equation modeling was employed.
- Participants included 258 college men from a northeastern US university.
- Data were analyzed using mean- and variance-adjusted weighted least squares estimation.
Main Results:
- The confluence of hostile sexism and impersonal sex significantly predicted sexual aggression.
- This combination proved a better predictor than the confluence of hostile masculinity and impersonal sex.
- Hostile sexism emerged as a more potent predictor than hostile masculinity.
Conclusions:
- Replacing hostile masculinity with hostile sexism may enhance the confluence model's predictive power.
- Hostile sexism is a crucial construct for future iterations of the sexual aggression risk model.
- Interventions targeting hostile sexist attitudes could reduce sexual aggression perpetration.
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