Moreira Bárbara, Carvalho Joana, Nobre Pedro
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, CPUP: Center for Psychology of Porto University, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
Int J Sex Health. 2021 Dec 20;34(2):308-318. doi: 10.1080/19317611.2021.2015036. eCollection 2022.
This study aimed to understand how the endorsement of dysfunctional sexual beliefs is associated with sexual self-esteem and sexually aggressive behavior in male college students; it further tested the mediating role of sexual self-esteem in the relationship between sexual beliefs and sexual aggression. Results revealed significant relationships between dysfunctional sexual beliefs and sexual aggression; even so, no mediating effects were found. Findings suggest that students' beliefs about sexuality, namely, a conservative pattern of sexual beliefs, work as predisposing factors for sexual aggression. The current results add to the knowledge on the preventive targets regarding sexual offending behavior in community samples.
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