Citation

De Keseredy WS, Kelly K. J. Fam. Violence 1995; 10(1): 41-53.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, K1S 5B6 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF02110536

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Using data from a Canadian national representative sample survey of male university and college students, this study tested three hypotheses from a theoretical model which attempts to explain the relationship between male peer group dynamics and sexual assault in dating relationships. Consistent with previous research conducted in the United States, the findings reported here show that male peer support is a significant predictor of sexual abuse in post-secondary school courtship. This article concludes with several suggestions for further research.