Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale
Sexuality is an important part of romantic relationships and can sometimes be a source of conflict. Your honest responses to the following questions will contribute profoundly to what is known about sexuality in romantic relationships and may help couples improve the sexual aspects of their relationships. We appreciate that some of the questions may be uncomfortable for you to answer, but keep in mind that your responses will remain confidential. Below is a list of acts that can occur in a romantic relationship. Please use the following scale to indicate HOW OFTEN in the past ONE month these acts have occurred in your current romantic relationship. Write the number that best represents your response in the blank space to the left of each act.
= Act did NOT occur in the past month = Act occurred 1 time in the past month = Act occurred 2 times in the past month = Act occurred 3 to 5 times in the past month = Act occurred 6 to 10 times in the past month = Act occurred 11 OR MORE times in the past month
____	My partner hinted that he would withhold benefits that I depend on if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner threatened to withhold benefits that I depend on if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner withheld benefits that I depend on to get me to have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that he would give me gifts or other benefits if I had sex with him.
____	My partner gave me gifts or other benefits so that I would feel obligated to have sex with him.
____	My partner reminded me of gifts or other benefits he gave me so that I would feel obligated to have sex with him.
____	My partner persisted in asking me to have sex with him, even though he knew that I did not want to.
____	My partner pressured me to have sex with him against my will.
____	My partner initiated sex with me when I was unaware (for example, I was asleep, drunk, or on medication) and continued against my will.
____	My partner threatened to physically force me to have sex with him.
____	My partner physically forced me to have sex with him.
____	My partner made me feel obligated to have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that he would have sex with another woman if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner threatened to have sex with another woman if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner told me that other couples have sex more than we do, to make me feel like I should have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that he might pursue a long-term relationship with another woman if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner threatened to pursue a long-term relationship with another woman if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that if I were truly committed to him I would have sex with him.
____	My partner told me that if I were truly committed to him I would have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that if I loved him I would have sex with him.
____	My partner told me that if I loved him I would have sex with him.
____	My partner threatened violence against me if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner threatened violence against someone or something I care about if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that other women were interested in a relationship with him, so that I would have sex with him.
____	My partner told me that other women were interested in a relationship with him, so that I would have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that other women were interested in having sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.
____	My partner told me that other women were interested in having sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that other women were willing to have sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.
____	My partner told me that other women were willing to have sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that it was my obligation or duty to have sex with him.
____	My partner told me that it was my obligation or duty to have sex with him.
____	My partner hinted that I was cheating on him, in an effort to get me to have sex with him.
____	My partner accused me of cheating on him, in an effort to get me to have sex with him.
____	My partner and I had sex, even though I did not want to
____	My partner forced me to do something that I found not sexually appropriate.
____	My partner showed or made me watch a pornographic picture or video, even though I stated that I did not want it.
____	My partner took a photo/video of me in underwear, nude or during sex without my consent.
____	My partner hinted he would end our relationship if I did not have sex with him.
____	My partner threatened to end our relationship if I did not have sex with him.