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The current study examines the influence of gender and ethnicity on various levels of sexual coercion among heterosexual partners. The Revised Conflicts Tactics Scale (Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy & Sugarman, 1996) was distributed to 452 southern California college students. ANOVA tests revealed a strong effect for gender. Males are more likely than females to report experiencing sexual coercion at mild, moderate and severe levels. The effect for ethnicity was minor.
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The authors wish to thank Chris Aberson and Scott Hershberger for their assistance with data analysis, Chris Cutter and Christina Patten for their assistance with data collection, and Margo Kasdan for valuable comments and suggestions on a draft of this manuscript.
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Fiebert, M.S., Osburn, K. Effect of gender and ethnicity on self reports of mild, moderate and severe sexual coercion. Sex Cult 5, 3–11 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-001-1015-2
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