The Sexual Victimization of Men in America: New Data Challenge Old Assumptions

Stemple, Lara; Meyer, Ilan H.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2014.301946

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“…In fact, recent studies from the US have reported male victimization rates similar to those for women (Stemple & Meyer, 2014;Turchik, 2012). Respondents in the present study did not deny the possibility of male victimization.…”

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confidence: 52%

Interpreting Survey Questions About Sexual Aggression in Cross-Cultural Research: A Qualitative Study with Young Adults from Nine European Countries

Krahé

Haas

Vanwesenbeeck

et al. 2015

Sexuality & Culture

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Examining equivalence in the interpretation of survey items on sexual assault by participants from different cultures is an important step toward building a valid international knowledge base about the prevalence of sexual aggression among young adults. This study presents qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 128 young adults from nine EU countries on their understanding of survey items from the Sexual Aggression and Victimization Scale (SAV-S).The measure had previously been used to collect quantitative data on the prevalence of sexual aggression perpetration and victimization in the same countries that had yielded substantial differences in the rates of victimization and perpetration between countries. The current study was conducted as a follow-up to the quantitative study to explore whether systematic differences in the interpretation of the survey items in the different countries might explain part of the variation in prevalence rates. The interviews showed that participants from the nine countries interpreted the items of the SAV-S in a similar way and as intended by the authors of the scale.Systematic differences between men and women in interpreting the survey items were revealed.Implications of the findings for conducting survey research on sexual aggression across cultures are discussed.

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Interpreting Survey Questions About Sexual Aggression in Cross-Cultural Research: A Qualitative Study with Young Adults from Nine European Countries

Krahé

Haas

Vanwesenbeeck

et al. 2015

Sexuality & Culture

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“…Service providers and educators are encouraged to address sexual violence risk among all drug users and are cautioned against gendered interpretations that rely exclusively on a female victim/male perpetrator paradigm. Recent research has found a high prevalence of sexual violence victimization among young adult males in the United States (Snipes et al, 2014; Stemple & Meyer, 2014) further supporting our emphasis on a drug using context and culture.…”

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“…It is estimated that 1 in 5 women are raped during their lifetime and, although less frequently reported, males also experience sexual victimization at disturbing rates (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014, Stemple & Meyer, 2014). In addition to rape, the term sexual violence as used here encompasses other sexual violations, including sexual harassment, coercion (e.g., pressuring, verbal threats), and nonconsensual touching (Basile & Saltzman, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

Sexual Violence in the Context of Drug Use Among Young Adult Opioid Users in New York City

Jessell

Mateu‐Gelabert

Guarino

et al. 2015

J Interpers Violence

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Drug and alcohol use have been associated with increased risk for sexual violence, but there is little research on sexual violence within the context of drug use among young adult opioid users. The current mixed-methods study explores young adult opioid users’ sexual experiences in the context of their drug use. Forty-six New York City young adults (ages 18–32) who reported lifetime nonmedical use of prescription opioids (POs) completed in-depth, semistructured interviews, and 164 (ages 18–29) who reported heroin and/or nonmedical PO use in the past 30 days completed structured assessments that inquired about their drug use and sexual behavior and included questions specific to sexual violence. Participants reported frequent incidents of sexual violence experienced both personally and by their opioid using peers. Participants described sexual violence, including sexual assault, as occurring within a context characterized by victimization of users who were unconscious as a result of substance use, implicit and explicit exchanges of sex for drugs and/or money that increased risk for sexual violence, negative sexual perceptions ascribed to drug users, and participants’ own internalized stigma. Recommendations to reduce sexual violence among young adult opioid users include education for users and service providers on the risk of involvement in sexual violence within drug using contexts and efforts to challenge perceptions of acceptability regarding sexual violence.

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“…Research supports a number of risk factors related primarily to IPV victimization among nationally representative samples of men and women who use drugs, including younger age, lower income, depression, poor sexual relationship power, poor social support, and sexual risk-taking behaviors (Campbell et al 2009, 2012; Dunkle et al 2004; Gage and Hutchinson 2006; Gilbert et al 2012; Jewkes et al 2010; Pulerwitz, Gortmaker, and DeJong 2000; Teitelman et al 2008). Despite the high prevalence of IPV victimization among men (Black et al 2011), there is limited literature on risk factors for such experiences (Carney, Buttell, and Dutton 2007; Dutton and Goodman 2005; Dutton and Nicholls 2005; Enander 2011; Hines and Douglas 2010; Stemple and Meyer 2014). Specifically, the IPV literature has been largely guided by male-perpetrator/female-victim models (Stith et al 2004).…”

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Risk Factors for Recent Intimate Partner Violence among Methamphetamine-Using Men and Women

Hayashi

Patterson

Semple

et al. 2016

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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The Substance Abuse, Violence, and HIV/AIDS (SAVA) syndemic model describes how the confluence of the three epidemics of substance abuse, violence, and HIV risk work synergistically to create excess burden among populations. We sought to identify risk factors associated with recent intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among heterosexual methamphetamine (meth)-using men (n = 108) and women (n = 122) enrolled in FASTLANE-II, an HIV behavioral intervention in San Diego, CA. Women and men reported high rates of physical-only (women: 20%; men: 18%) and sexual (women: 25%; men: 23%) IPV. Multinomial regression analysis revealed that individuals who reported lower social support and individuals who reported a greater likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors while high on meth were more likely to report IPV versus no IPV. Women who reported a greater likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors while high on meth were 1.58 times more likely to report physical-only IPV versus no IPV, while men who reported similar behaviors were 1.15 times more likely to report physical-only IPV versus no IPV. Our findings highlight the influence of interpersonal factors on IPV. This research supports further study on gender-specific risk/protective factors and the development of gender-specific interventions targeting the SAVA syndemic among meth users.

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The Sexual Victimization of Men in America: New Data Challenge Old Assumptions

Cited by 177 publications

References 21 publications

Interpreting Survey Questions About Sexual Aggression in Cross-Cultural Research: A Qualitative Study with Young Adults from Nine European Countries

Interpreting Survey Questions About Sexual Aggression in Cross-Cultural Research: A Qualitative Study with Young Adults from Nine European Countries

Sexual Violence in the Context of Drug Use Among Young Adult Opioid Users in New York City

Risk Factors for Recent Intimate Partner Violence among Methamphetamine-Using Men and Women

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