TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Genetic effects on male sexual coercion
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Johansson, Anna
A1  - Santtila, Pekka
A1  - Harlaar, Nicole
A1  - Von der Pahlen, Bettina
A1  - Witting, Katarina
A1  - Algars, Monica
A1  - Alanko, Katarina
A1  - Jern, Patrick
A1  - Varjonen, Markus
A1  - Sandnabba, N. Kenneth
SP  - 190
EP  - 202
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - The genetic and environmental influences on sexual coercion, and to what extent its associations with alcohol use and psychopathy depend on shared genetic and environmental effects, were explored in a Finnish population-based sample of 938 men, aged 33-43 years, using the classical twin study design. All three phenotypes were associated positively and affected by genes (sexual coercion 28%, alcohol use 60%, psychopathy 54%), with 46% of the correlation between sexual coercion and psychopathy, 89% of the correlation between alcohol use and psychopathy and 100% of the correlation between sexual coercion and alcohol use being explained by shared genetic effects. Further, the results showed that a proportion of the variance in sexual coercion was derived from a highly genetic source that was common with alcohol use and psychopathy. This latent factor was hypothesized to reflect a general tendency for antisocial behavior that is pervasive across different situations. Relevant theories on sexual coercion were discussed in light of the results.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.20230
ID  - ref1
ER  -