APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
It’s Not Rape If It’s My Partner: Differences in Measurement of Intimate Partner Sexual Assault
- Daniel Lanni
Oakland University - Travis Ray
Oakland University - Scott Pickett
Oakland University - Michele Parkhill
Oakland University - Amanda Burgess-Proctor
Oakland University
Abstract
Sexual assault is a rarely reported crime. One potential reasoning being that most sexual assaults occur in intimate relationships. The current study investigates how victims categorize the sexual assault. Results showed that victims responded differently depending on if the measure specified if the experience occurred with a partner or not.
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