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Interactions Between Forced Sexual Intercourse Victimization and Gender on Violent Behaviors: Youth Risk Behavior
Emily R Strohacker1, Nancy M H Pontes2, Manuel C F Pontes3
1School of Public Affairs, Capital College at Harrisburg, The Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA, USA ers50@psu.edu.
Violence and Victims
|July 17, 2024
Summary
Forced sexual intercourse victimization (FSIV) significantly increases the risk of gun carrying and other violent behaviors in U.S. high-school students. This risk is notably higher for male students compared to female students.
Area of Science:
- Criminology
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- Gun violence and school shootings are increasing in the U.S.
- General Strain Theory (GST) posits that victims of violence are more likely to engage in violent behaviors.
- The risk of violence is predicted to be greater for male victims.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test GST predictions regarding violence-related behaviors.
- To examine the relationship between forced sexual intercourse victimization (FSIV) and weapon carrying or physical fighting.
- To determine if this relationship is significantly greater among male high-school students.
Main Methods:
- Utilized pooled data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) for 2017 and 2019.
- Employed additive and multiplicative interactions, and odds ratios for analysis.
- Followed Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines.
Main Results:
- FSIV is associated with a high risk of gun/weapon carrying and physical fighting in both male and female students.
- A significant relationship exists between FSIV and increased risk of these violence-related behaviors.
- Additive interactions confirmed the relationship is significantly greater among male students.
Conclusions:
- Findings support General Strain Theory's predictions.
- FSIV significantly elevates the risk of gun carrying and other violence-related behaviors among U.S. high-school students.
- Male students experience a significantly greater increased risk of these behaviors following FSIV.
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