La coerción sexual asociada con los mitos de violación y las actitudes sexuales en estudiantes universitarios

摘要: SUMMARY Sexual violence occurs when an individual obtains sexual interaction through coercion, intimidation, blackmail, lesions or threats of physical harm. It ranges from slight approaches to rape, and involves some kind persuasion obtaining unwanted interactions; it happens more often in dating relationships. The aim this paper is measure the association attitudes acceptance rape myths with coercion a sample college students, compare these variables by sex age. was non-probabilistic included 630 students (51% had experiences coercion); 71% men reported practicing coercion. Women who practiced less traditional attitude than (F= 21.413, p<.001), women faced permissive interactions (F=37.432, p<.001). Men blamed victims (F=10.603, p=.001). Younger also older ones (F=9.841, p=.002). When use seems have paradoxical implication regarding their gender role. appears be problem for negotiating safe encounters; permissiveness seem participate frequently unplanned they may vulnerable necessary modify beliefs about abusive behaviors being normal