We studied predictors of female sexual aggression (FSA) among a U.S. Mechanical Turk sample (from Amazon’s online crowdsourcing platform) of 634 adult women (median age = 32). A logistic regression analysis revealed that five measures contributed significantly to a model predicting past use of a tactic of post-refusal sexual persistence (PRSP), accounting for 19% of variance. Women’s use of a PRSP tactic was associated with lower scores on two sexual assertiveness measures (the ability to refuse sex and the ability to ask questions about a partner’s sexual health history) and higher scores on measures of acceptance of heterosexual male rape myths, early courtship rehearsal (number of others called, texted, tweeted, sexted due to attraction before the age of 18), and sexual sensation seeking. Based on our results, we suggest that sexual assertiveness training may be a useful addition to anti-sexual assault programming. For better prediction and potential prevention of FSA, we recommend continued research on the variables in this study and additional factors related to maladaptive personality (e.g., psychopathy, narcissism, and antisocial values) and the use of alcohol and drugs.

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美国 MTurk 样本中女性性侵犯的预测因素：性自信的保护作用

我们研究了美国机械土耳其人样本（来自亚马逊的在线众包平台）的 634 名成年女性（中位年龄 = 32）的女性性侵犯 (FSA) 预测因素。逻辑回归分析显示，五项措施对预测过去使用拒绝后性坚持 (PRSP) 策略的模型有显着贡献，占方差的 19%。女性使用 PRSP 策略与两项性自信措施（拒绝性行为的能力和询问伴侣性健康史的能力）得分较低有关，而在接受异性恋男性强奸神话、早期求爱的措施方面得分较高排练（在 18 岁之前因吸引力而打电话、发短信、发推文、发送色情短信的人数）和寻求性感觉。根据我们的结果，我们建议性自信培训可能是对反性侵犯计划的有用补充。为了更好地预测和潜在预防 FSA，我们建议继续研究本研究中的变量以及与适应不良人格（例如，精神病、自恋和反社会价值观）以及酒精和药物使用相关的其他因素。