ABSTRACT
This chapter (a) summarizes previous studies on the epidemiology of sexually aggressive and physically aggressive behavior directed against women by college men; (b) provides additional data regarding the topography of violent behavior, e.g., what is its form and quality; and (c) estimates the degree of comorbidity between these two forms of violence. Specifically, are men who physically aggress against women more or less likely to aggress sexually against women and is there a distinct group who are both physically and sexually aggressive toward women? Subjects were 261 male college students who completed a comprehensive questionnaire assessing their involvement in sexually and physically aggressive conduct. Forty-seven percent (n = 124) of the sample did not meet the criteria for assignment to either the sexually or physically aggressive group. Twenty-five percent (n = 65) and eleven percent (n = 28) of the sample met the criteria for assignment to the sexually or physically aggressive group, respectively. Seventeen percent (n = 44) of the sample exceeded criterion levels for both sexual and physical aggression. Designated the combined aggression group, these men formed a very distinct, clinically and socially, critical subgroup.
