Sexual aggression among Asian Americans: Risk and protective factors.

The Associations Between Forced Sex and Severe Mental Health, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Asian American Women

“…This rate is lower than that for Black (22%) and White (18.8%) women, but is similar to the rate for Hispanic women (14.6%; Black et al, 2011). Multiple studies on the prevalence of forced sex in Asian American women show that the consistently lower prevalence rate may be due to underreporting as a result of shame and stigma (Futa, Hsu, & Hansen, 2001; Hall, Windover, & Maramba, 1998; J. Lee et al, 2005).…”

Impact of cancer on psychosexuality: Cultural perspectives of Asian women

“…Many Asian cultural traditions place emphasis on strict moral and social conduct, thus modesty and restrained sexuality are valued 8 . Asian culture emphasizes on self‐control and interpersonal harmony might serve a protective factor for sexual aggressive behaviour among Asians 9 …”

“…Cultural beliefs and practices of Asians pose as barriers to providing and receiving psychosexual affection between these women and their spouse. However, these beliefs also serve as protective factors in their mutual acceptance of change in psychosexual activities 9 . Health‐care professionals need to be sensitive to the vast cultural differences in psychosexual expressions and needs of women diagnosed with cancer.…”

“…However, these beliefs also serve as protective factors in their mutual acceptance of change in psychosexual activities. 9 Health-care professionals need to be sensitive to the vast cultural differences in psychosexual expressions and needs of women diagnosed with cancer.…”

Cross-Cultural Validity of Actuarial Risk Assessment Instruments for Individuals in North America with a History of Sexual Offending: Static-99R and Static-2002R

“…Lastly, regardless of social structure and possible cultural-specific risk factors, cultural values or immigrant status could influence the predictive accuracy of certain risk assessment instruments by restricting the amount of necessary information for proper administration. For example, ethnic minority offenders (e.g., Asians) have a strong tendency to underreport sexual crimes due to the fear of losing face in their community (Hall, 2002) and disgracing their social groups (Hall, Windover, & Maramba, 1998). Further, undetected crimes occurring in the country of origin of recent immigrants might also undermine the predictive accuracy of these instruments.…”