Table 2.
Prevalence of Perpetration of Sexual Aggression in the Past Semester Based on the Sexual Strategies Scale (SSS), Cohort 2, T1 (N = 1,042)
| Sexual Strategies Scale (SSS) Item | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Since the semester began which of the following have you used to convince a woman to have sex (oral/anal/vaginal) with you when she didn’t want to: | ||
| Getting her drunk/high | 33 | 3.2 |
| Slipping her drugs so that you can take advantage of her | 2 | 0.2 |
| Taking advantage of her being drunk/high and unable to stop what is happening | 7 | 0.7 |
| Total reporting use of intoxication | 35 | 3.4 |
| Blocking her if she tries to leave the room | 5 | 0.5 |
| Threatening to harm her physically if she doesn’t have sex | 2 | 0.2 |
| Using a weapon to frighten her into having sex | 0 | 0.0 |
| Using physical restraint | 4 | 0.4 |
| Harming her physically | 2 | 0.2 |
| Tying her up | 4 | 0.4 |
| Total reporting use of physical force | 10 | 1.0 |
| Telling her lies (e.g. saying “I love you” when you don’t) | 38 | 3.6 |
| Asking her repeatedly to have sex | 34 | 3.3 |
| Threatening to break up with her if she doesn’t have sex | 2 | 0.2 |
| Threatening to harm yourself if she doesn’t have sex | 2 | 0.2 |
| Threatening to tell others a secret or lie about her if she doesn’t have sex | 3 | 0.3 |
| Questioning her sexuality (e.g. calling her a lesbian) | 8 | 0.8 |
| Questioning her commitment to the relationship | 15 | 1.4 |
| Accusing her of “leading you on” or being “a tease” | 47 | 4.5 |
| Total reporting use of verbal coercion | 103 | 9.9 |
| Total reporting verbal coercion using SES equivalent items | 81 | 7.8 |
| Continuing to touch and kiss her in the hopes that she will give in to sex | 163 | 15.6 |
| Taking off her clothes in the hopes that she will give into sex | 42 | 4.0 |
| Taking off your clothes in the hopes that she will give in to sex | 44 | 4.2 |
| Total reporting use of arousal/enticement for sexual perpetration | 172 | 16.5 |
| Using your older age to convince her | 31 | 3.0 |
| Using your authority to convince her (e.g. if you were her boss, etc.) | 2 | 0.2 |
| Total reporting use of older age/authority for sexual perpetration | 32 | 3.1 |
| TOTAL REPORTING ANY SEXUAL PERPETRATION | 203 | 19.5 |
| TOTAL REPORTING ANY SEXUAL PERPETRATION | 93 | 8.9 |
| USING SES EQUIVALENT ITEMS |
Note. Italicized items have no equivalent on the SES.