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Sexual Violence
- According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, 1 in 33 men in the United States has
experienced an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives (Tjaden and Thoennes 2000).
- Up to one out of six men report having had unwanted direct sexual contact with an older person by the
age of 16. If we include non-contact sexual behavior, such as someone exposing him- or herself to a child,
up to one in four men report boyhood sexual victimization. (Lisak et al 1996; Finkelhor et al 1990)
Intimate Partner Violence
- Men were victimized in 3% of violent crimes committed by an intimate partner (Rennison 2003).
Stalking
- 2.2% of surveyed men reported being stalked at some time in their life (Tjaden & Thoennes 2000).
References
Lisak, D, Hopper, J, Song, P (1996). Factors in the cycle of violence: Gender rigidity and emotional
constriction. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9: 721-743.
Finkelhor D, Hotaling G, Lewis IA, Smith C. (1990). Sexual abuse in a national survey of adult men and
women: Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors. Child Abuse and Neglect, 19:557-68.
Rennison C. Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001. Washington (DC): Bureau of
Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice; 2003. Publication No. NCJ
197838.
Tjaden P, Thoennes N. Full report of the prevalence, incidence, and consequences of violence
against women: findings from the national violence against women survey. Washington (DC): National
Institute of Justice; 2000. Report NCJ 183781.
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