Sexual Coercion, Verbal Aggression, and Condom Use Consistency Among College Students

• Published in: Journal of American college health Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 273 - 280
• Main Authors: Fair, Cynthia D., Vanyur, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2011; Routledge; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Aggression; Aggression - psychology; Aggressiveness; alcohol; Alcohol consumption; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Antisocial Behavior; At Risk Persons; Coercion; College students; Condoms; Condoms - statistics & numerical data; Condoms - utilization; Conflict Tactics Scale; Correlation; Dating (Social); Domestic violence; Drinking; Female; gender; Health Behavior; health education; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Intimacy; intimate partner violence; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Pennsylvania; Prevention; Psychometrics; Risk Factors; Risk-Taking; Sex Factors; Sexual Abuse; Sexual behavior; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Sexuality; Spouse Abuse - psychology; Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data; Spouses; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Undergraduate Students; United States (Southeast); Universities - statistics & numerical data; Verbal aggression; Verbal Behavior; Verbal Communication; Violence; Young Adult; Pennsylvania; United States > US

Objective: The relationship between condom use and 2 less visible categories of intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual coercion and verbal aggression, was examined among college students. Methods: In March 2007 a random cross-sectional sample of undergraduates from the southeast region of the Unite...