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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2020 May 14;70(2):575–588. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1757681

Table 2.

Summary of relationship-level risk factors for sexual violence perpetration and victimization discussed

Risk Factors for Perpetration Risk Factors for Victimization

•Experience of child abuse •History of victimization
•Exposure to parental violence •Being in a dating relationship
•All male peer affiliation (i.e., athletics, fraternity involvement) •“Hook-up” relationship factors (e.g., alcohol intoxication)
•Perceptions of rape supportive peer attitudes/behaviors (e.g., approval of forced sex and sexual coercion, sexual aggression, peer pressure for sex) •Meeting partners on dating websites
•Being in a relationship (casual or committed) as opposed to single, for men and particularly those using alcohol prior to sex •Association with deviant peers
•Alcohol consumption/intoxication by bystanders •Fraternity/sorority involvement