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  • Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Sociology

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  • Gender-based sexual violence is a significant societal issue.
  • Understanding men's attitudes toward sexual aggression is crucial for prevention and intervention.
  • Existing measures may not fully capture the nuances of these attitudes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a new scale measuring men's attitudes toward sexual aggression against women.
  • To provide a tool for researchers investigating the role of attitudes in sexual violence.
  • To facilitate research on risk assessment and attitude change in interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a large item pool assessing attitudes across various scenarios and behaviors.
  • Administration of items to three independent samples of men (N = 380, 149, 322) recruited online.
  • Exploratory factor analysis to determine the scale's structure and item retention.

Main Results:

  • A 13-item scale, the Attitude toward Sexual Aggression against Women (ASAW) scale, was developed.
  • Items covered a range of behaviors (e.g., unwanted touching, non-consensual sex), tactics, and contexts.
  • Exploratory factor analysis indicated a unidimensional structure for the ASAW scale.

Conclusions:

  • The ASAW scale is a promising new measure for studying men's attitudes toward sexual aggression.
  • Potential applications include risk assessment, treatment evaluation, and etiological research.
  • Further research is needed to establish the construct validity of the ASAW scale.