Title
Sexual Coercion in Gay/Lesbian Relationships: Descriptives and Gender Differences
Department/School
Justice and Society Studies
Date
1-1-1997
Document Type
Article
Keywords
behavioral sciences, coercion, counseling, homosexuality, marriage and family counseling, multivariate analysis, policy, social justice, human rights, social work
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.12.1.87
Abstract
A sample of 162 gay males and 111 lesbians (N = 273) completed a survey measuring the frequency of sexually coercive acts occurring within gay and lesbian relationships. Several hypotheses were proposed to clarify earlier findings and to explore gender differences in the data. Contradicting earlier studies' findings that lesbians experience sexual coercion at higher rates than gay men, the results of this study suggest lesbians are not more likely than gay men to be classified as victims of sexual coercion. Gay men also were found to experience a significantly higher mean number of coercive experiences. Other analyses specific to the type of coercion experienced and the severity of the sexual coercion outcomes (penetration) revealed no gender differences, however. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.
Published in
Violence and Victims
Citation/Other Information
Waldner-Haugrud, Lisa K. and Linda Vaden Gratch. 1997. “Sexual Coercion in Gay/Lesbian Relationships: Descriptives and Gender Differences.” Violence and Victims 12(1): 87-98.