Sexual Perpetration Is More Frequent in Young Adults Who Engage in Non-Sexual Physical Aggression and Intimate Partner Violence

This study assessed whether physical aggression, intimate partner violence, and verbal aggression predict sexual aggression. Participants (N = 1158) completed an anonymous online survey. Physical aggression was the best predictor of sexual perpetration in women. For men, the best predictors for sexual perpetration were intimate partner violence and physical aggression.