Table 2.
Predicting the emergence of sexual assault and sexual harassment among youth with no prior history of SV
| Youth characteristics | Predicting… Sexual assault |
Sexual harassment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All youth (n = 752) aOR [95% CI] |
Males (n = 361) aOR [95% CI] |
Females (n = 391) aOR [95% CI] |
All youth (n = 693) aOR [95% CI] |
Males (n = 327) aOR [95% CI] |
Females (n = 366) aOR [95% CI] |
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| Individual | ||||||
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age (years; range 14–21; previous) | 0.90 (0.66, 1.24) | 1.21 (0.67, 2.20) | 1.01 (0.70, 1.45) | 0.77 (0.65, 0.91)** | 0.83 (0.65, 1.06) | 0.71 (0.56, 0.90)** |
| Female sex | 3.05 (0.98, 9.51) | NA | 0.97 (0.52, 1.80) | NA | NA | |
| Attitudes | ||||||
| Rape attitudes (previous) | NI | NI | NI | 1.87 (0.98, 3.55) | 1.87 (0.78, 4.51) | 2.58 (0.95, 6.98) |
| Acceptance of couple’s violencea (previous) | 4.18 (1.16, 15.03)* | 4.47 (0.39, 51.31) | 2.91 (0.66, 12.88) | |||
| Externalizing behaviors | ||||||
| Aggressive behavior (current) | 5.90 (1.86, 18.71)** | 1.60 (0.21, 12.04) | 10.79 (2.39, 48.66)** | 2.30 (1.25, 4.22)** | 1.54 (0.64, 3.71) | 3.52 (1.49, 8.31)** |
| Delinquent behavior (current) | NI | NI | NI | 2.52 (1.24, 5.12)* | 2.07 (0.74, 5.78) | 3.03 (1.11, 8.22)* |
| Other SV perpetration | ||||||
| Perpetration of sexual harassment (previous) | 2.24 (0.67, 7.51) | 5.13 (0.61, 43.47) | 2.12 (0.45, 10.05) | NI | NI | NI |
| SV victimization | ||||||
| Victim of sexual harassment (previous) | NI | NI | NI | 2.27 (1.23, 4.19)** | 3.05 (1.33, 6.98)** | 1.79 (0.73, 4.37) |
| Victim of rape (previous) | NI | NI | NI | 4.34 (0.96, 19.60) | 5.76 (0.35, 95.74) | 5.40 (0.94, 31.09) |
| Teen dating violence | ||||||
| Victim of psychological abuse (current) | 4.54 (1.43, 14.47)* | 6.85 (0.97, 48.18) | 1.93 (0.48, 7.69) | 1.80 (0.99, 3.27) | 1.85 (0.78, 4.39) | 1.63 (0.70, 3.77) |
| Peers: peer pressure for females to have sexb (previous) | 3.75 (1.03, 13.62)* | 3.38 (0.31, 37.20) | 3.14 (0.73, 13.56) | NI | NI | NI |
| Family: exposure to spousal abuse (previous) | 51.58 (7.18, 370.55)*** | NI | NI | 6.17 (1.13, 33.77)* | NI | NI |
| Media: pornography (current) | ||||||
| No exposure | 1.0 (RG) | 1.0 (RG) | NI | 1.0 (RG) | 1.0 (RG) | 1.0 (RG) |
| Exposure to non-violent pornography | 0.78 (0.21, 2.92) | 0.78 (0.06, 10.38) | NI | 1.44 (0.74, 2.78) | 2.25 (0.79, 6.40) | 0.96 (0.38, 2.47) |
| Exposure to violent pornography | 6.58 (1.56, 27.77)* | 46.10 (3.05, 697.84)** | NI | 4.62 (1.90, 11.27)** | 10.96 (2.78, 43.18)** | 2.99 (0.85, 10.54) |
| Survey process indicators | ||||||
| Dishonesty of responses | 0.11 (0.02, 0.65)* | 0.08 (0.00, 3.33) | 0.24 (0.02, 2.64) | NI | NI | |
| Not alone when completing the survey | 3.61 (0.83, 15.75) | 4.56 (0.28, 74.69) | 2.03 (0.37, 11.18) | 2.75 (0.78, 9.77) | 1.68 (0.64, 4.44) | |
Six separate multivariate logistic regression models shown. Odds ratios are adjusted for all other characteristics shown in the table and reflect the relative odds of reporting first perpetration (e.g., of sexual assault) given a particular experience (e.g., rape attitudes) among youth who report no prior history of that particular SV (e.g., sexual assault) perpetration. Bolded text indicates statistical significance, p < =0.05. Italicized text indicates p < =0.10
aOR adjusted odds ratio, NI not included in the model due to collinearity with other variables in the model, NA not applicable; TDV teen dating violence
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001
Score > 10 versus ≤10
Score > 6 versus ≤6