Preliminary evidence suggests social anxiety may increase the risk of sexual victimization via decreased sexual assertiveness. A sample of 2,043 undergraduate students completed an online survey. Analyses of moderated indirect effects examined whether gender or ethnicity moderated the indirect effect of social anxiety on sexual victimization via sexual assertiveness. No moderation effects were found, but the indirect effect of social anxiety on sexual victimization via sexual assertiveness was significant for all five types of sexual victimization. Clinically, the findings suggest that sexual assault risk reduction programs may be improved by including assertive resistance strategies and behavioral rehearsals.

初步证据表明，社交焦虑可能会通过降低性自信来增加性受害的风险。2,043 名本科生样本完成了在线调查。缓和间接影响的分析检查了性别或种族是否通过性自信来缓和社交焦虑对性受害的间接影响。没有发现缓和效应，但社交焦虑通过性自信对性受害的间接影响对于所有五种性受害类型都是显着的。在临床上，研究结果表明，可以通过包括自信的抵抗策略和行为排练来改善性侵犯风险降低计划。