Attitudinal, experiential, and situational predictors of sexual assault perpetration

past research demonstrates that sexual assault perpetration is caused multi ple factors including attitudes, early experiences, and situational factors . In this study, 343 college men described either a sexual assault they had committed or their worst dare. Discriminant function analysis indicated th at attitudes about gender roles and alcohol number of consensual sex partne rs,, how well the man knew the woman, how isolated the setting was, alcohol consumption during the event, the man's misperception of the woman's cues during the event, and prior consensual sexual activity between the man and the woman discriminated between sexual assaults and worst dares. Additional ly, tactics used to obtain sex, self attributions, the perceived seriousnes s of the assault, and the extent to which it disrupted relationships with o thers significantly discriminated between men who committed forced sexual c ontact, sexual coercion, and rape. These results demonstrate the importance of considering both individual characteristics and situational factors in theories and prevention activities.