Sexual coercion in India: An exploratory analysis using demographic variables

A 14-item Sexual Coercion Inventory (SCI) was administered to an urban univ ersity sample in Western India. Twenty-six percent of the sample reported a total of 160 incidents of sexual coercion ranging in severity from unwante d kissing to sexual intercourse. The most common outcome was intercourse an d was followed by kissing and fondling. No gender differences were discover ed regarding victim status or types of coercion tactics experienced. A MANO VA analysis found no overall gender effect, but marital status and protecte d class membership did have a significant effect with people who are marrie d and protected class members reporting more sexual coercion. Reasons for t he lack of an overall gender effect and limitations of this research are di scussed.