Table 1.

Summary of Shared and Unique Risk Factors for Sexual and Youth Violence

Shared risk factors for sexual and youth violence

Individual level

Delinquency/antisocial behavior

General aggression

Substance use

Attitudes supportive of violence

Family level

Child maltreatment/exposure to parental violence

Parent–child relationship quality

Peer level

Association with delinquent/violent peers

Peer norms supportive of violence

Potential risk factors for sexual violence

School connectedness

Social disorganization/lack of social controls

Availability of drugs/alcohol in community

Risk factors unique to sexual violence

Belief in rape myths

Victim-blaming attitudes

Hostility toward women

Exposure to sexually explicit media

Deviant sexual fantasies

Perceived peer support for forced sex