Title
Sexual Coercion in India: An Exploratory Analysis Using Demographic Variables
Department/School
Justice and Society Studies
Date
1-1-1999
Document Type
Article
Keywords
female, cross-cultural, culture, demographics, demography, India epidemiology, male, marital relations, marriage, sex
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018717216774
Abstract
A 14-item Sexual Coercion Inventory (SCI) wasadministered to an urban university sample in WesternIndia. Twenty-six percent of the sample reported a totalof 160 incidents of sexual coercion ranging in severity from unwanted kissing to sexualintercourse. The most common outcome was intercourse andwas followed by kissing and fondling. No genderdifferences were discovered regarding victim status ortypes of coercion tactics experienced. A MANOVAanalysis found no overall gender effect, but maritalstatus and protected class membership did have asignificant effect with people who are married andprotected class members reporting more sexual coercion.Reasons for the lack of an overall gender effect andlimitations of this research are discussed.
Published in
Archives of Sexual Behavior
Citation/Other Information
Waldner, Lisa K., Linda Vaden-Goad and Anjoo Sikka. 1999. “Sexual Coercion in India: An Exploratory Analysis Using Demographic Variables.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 28(6): 759-74.