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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
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Individual Differences in the Propensity for Partner Sexual Coercion

Joseph A. Camilleri

Westfield State College, Massachusetts

Vernon L. Quinsey

Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

Lalumière, Harris, Quinsey, and Rice (2005) proposed a three-path model (psychopathy, young male syndrome, and competitive disadvantage) of the development of sexually coercive behavior, but none of these individual difference characteristics have been tested among partner rapists. Using a community sample in Study 1, the authors find that psychopathy is the only significant predictor of self-reported propensity for partner sexual coercion. This model is tested in Study 2 by comparing convicted partner rapists, nonsexual partner assaulters, and heterosexual child molesters. One third of partner rapists are psychopaths, and their psychopathy scores are no different from those found in correctional samples. Partner rapists have an average IQ, providing further evidence that competitive disadvantage is less characteristic of partner rapists. There is some indication that partner rapists desist with age. The authors discuss these findings in light of recent findings that implicate cuckoldry risk in partner sexual assault.

Key Words: partner rape • psychopathy • competitive disadvantage • young male syndrome • individual differences

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 21, No. 1, 111-129 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1079063208327237
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