Citation

Garner AR, Grigorian H, Florimbio AR, Brem MJ, Wolford-Clevenger C, Stuart GL. Sex. Addict. Compuls. 2018; 25(2-3): 226-240.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10720162.2018.1532361

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Sexual aggression perpetrated by men with a history of domestic violence (DV) occurs at higher rates compared to men without a history of DV. Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) has been related to sexual assault perpetration in sex offender populations; however, this relation has not been examined among men arrested for DV. The current study investigated if CSB would positively relate to sexual aggression perpetration in a sample of men arrested for DV (n = 312), while controlling for impulsivity and alcohol and drug use. We also explored CSB as it related to "minor/moderate" and "severe" sexual aggression tactics. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that CSB accounted for a small amount of unique variance in the perpetration of sexual aggression total score. Similarly, CSB accounted for a small amount of unique variance in "minor/moderate" sexual coercion, but not "severe" acts of sexual aggression. The findings suggest CSB may be a risk factor for sexual aggression perpetration and lend support to risk factors varying based on tactics utilized.

Language: en