Peterson Zoë D, Herbenick Debby, Chen Xiwei, Fu Tsung-Chieh, Harezlak Jaroslaw
Kinsey Institute & Department of Applied Psychology in Education and Research Methodology, Indiana University.
Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University.
Psychol Violence. 2025 Aug 21. doi: 10.1037/vio0000638.
Rough sex is increasingly common among younger cohorts. Preliminary evidence suggests that engagement in rough sex is not always consensual, and it may be associated with a history of sexual victimization. This study sought to examine that relationship in a large U.S. national sample.
Participants (weighted = 4,546) were recruited to complete an online survey in which they were asked about their experiences enacting a variety of rough sex behaviors on a partner and their experiences having these behaviors enacted on them by a partner-both consensually and nonconsensually. They were also asked about experiences of sexual coercion (sexual acts through verbal pressure) and sexual assault (nonconsensual sexual acts). A single item assessing nonconsensual rough sex was pilot tested.
Individuals with a history of sexual victimization (either sexual coercion or sexual assault) were significantly more likely to report enacting rough sex and experiencing both consensual and nonconsensual rough sex. The single item assessing nonconsensual rough sex showed utility (i.e., captured sexual victims that were missed by traditional sexual victimization items) and validity (i.e., was correlated with traditional sexual victimization items and with a multi-item measure of nonconsensual rough sex).
Engagement in rough sex is associated with sexual victimization history, pointing to the potential for vulnerability and exploitation within rough sex. Additionally, these results speak to the need to assess for experiences of nonconsensual rough sex, and they provide some preliminary evidence for the validity of a single item that could be added to existing victimization measures.
粗暴性行为在年轻人群体中越来越普遍。初步证据表明，参与粗暴性行为并非总是双方自愿的，它可能与性侵害史有关。本研究旨在在美国一个大型全国样本中考察这种关系。
招募参与者（加权后 = 4546人）完成一项在线调查，询问他们对伴侣实施各种粗暴性行为的经历，以及伴侣对他们实施这些行为的经历——包括双方自愿和非双方自愿的情况。他们还被问及性胁迫（通过言语压力实施的性行为）和性侵犯（非双方自愿的性行为）的经历。对一项评估非双方自愿粗暴性行为的单项进行了预测试。
有性侵害史（性胁迫或性侵犯）的个体报告实施粗暴性行为以及经历双方自愿和非双方自愿粗暴性行为的可能性显著更高。评估非双方自愿粗暴性行为的单项显示出效用（即捕捉到了传统性侵害项目遗漏的性受害者）和效度（即与传统性侵害项目以及非双方自愿粗暴性行为的多项测量相关）。
参与粗暴性行为与性侵害史有关，这表明在粗暴性行为中存在脆弱性和被剥削的可能性。此外，这些结果表明有必要评估非双方自愿粗暴性行为的经历，并且为可添加到现有侵害情况测量中的单项效度提供了一些初步证据。
