@article{fontaine_female_2018-1,

title = {Female sexual coercion examined from a developmental criminology perspective [Les comportements de coercition sexuelle commis par les femmes examinés sous l'approche de la criminologie développementale]},

author = {N. M. G. Fontaine and G. Parent and J. -P. Guay},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044608864&doi=10.1016%2fj.sexol.2018.02.011&partnerID=40&md5=3beb2aad54b87a6133c69bb57df7ec7c},

doi = {10.1016/j.sexol.2018.02.011},

issn = {11581360},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {Sexologies},

volume = {27},

number = {2},

pages = {122–130},

abstract = {Objectives: Based on the developmental criminology perspective, this study examines the association between the history of behavior problems in childhood and adolescence and the use of sexually coercive behaviors by women (seduction, manipulation, intoxication and physical force). In addition, this study examines the association between the use of sexual coercion and physical aggression (e.g., hitting a partner with an object, pushing or shoving) and psychological aggression (e.g., yelling at a partner, keeping him from seeing friends) toward their actual partner (or their last partner) during a disagreement to document different coercive behaviors used by women. Method: The data were collected from a sample of female heterosexual university students (n = 274; mean age, 22.9 years). The participants completed the Multidimensional Inventory of Development, Sex and Aggression (MIDSA; Knight, 2007). Results: The findings suggest that women who had behavior problems in childhood and adolescence tend to use sexual coercion to a greater extent than women without a history of behavior problems. Moreover, the findings suggest that women who use sexual coercion are also prone to resort to psychological aggression toward a partner during a disagreement. Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of taking into account the history of behavior problems across the life-course in the development of theoretical models of female sexual coercion. © 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS},

note = {Publisher: Elsevier Masson SAS},

keywords = {adult, aggression, article, criminology, female, heterosexual female, human, major clinical study, problem behavior, psychologic assessment, sample, sexual coercion, theoretical model, university student},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}