Citation

Miller JA, Smith EA, Coffman D, Mathews C, Wegner L. J. Res. Adolesc. 2016; 26(4): 673-686.

Affiliation

University of the Western Cape.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12217

PMID

28453207

Abstract

Nearly 20% of South African youth experience forced or coerced sexual intercourse. Understanding the factors associated with forced sex is important for informing prevention programs aimed at reducing sexual violence and HIV and AIDS. Multilevel regression models test the association between sexual situation self-efficacy and forced sex among 2,893 South African adolescents.

FINDINGS suggest that youth are more likely to experience forced sex after periods of time when their levels of self-efficacy are lower than their average levels of self-efficacy. Furthermore, youth who are lower on their self-efficacy compared to their peers are more likely to experience forced sex. Implications for prevention research are discussed.

© 2015 The Authors. Journal of Research on Adolescence © 2015 Society for Research on Adolescence.

Language: en