Coxell, Adrian William;
(2007)
Non-volitional sex in adult males.
Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Background Research on victims of sexual crime is highly gendered with much more research having been performed on females' experience of non-volitional sex (NVS) in adulthood. No previous study of NVS in adult males in England has investigated the prevalence and characteristics of NVS and its association with mental health and sexually abusive experiences in childhood. Objective There were five main objectives: 1) To obtain an estimate of the prevalence of NVS in a large sample of men attending general practice (GP) surgeries, and from a sample of men attending a genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic 2) To describe the characteristics of NVS 3) To test for associations between NVS and mental health problems and 4) To test for an association between child sexual abuse and NVS. Design Two cross sectional surveys using a computer-administered interview Setting Data were collected from men attending one GUM clinic in London, and from men attending eighteen GP surgeries in England. Participants Consecutive attendees aged eighteen or over were recruited from the GP surgeries (n=2474) and the GUM clinic (n = 224). Results The prevalence of non-volitional sex was approximately 3% in the GP sample and 18% in the GUM clinic sample. Data from the combined samples found that NVS was a marginally significant predictor of a lifetime history of self harm, and that child sexual abuse was a significant predictor of reporting non-volitional sex in adulthood Conclusions The rate of NVS in the GP sample was similar to that reported in other studies of NVS in adult men. The association between NVS and self harm is consistent with research which demonstrates mental health difficulties in men who report NVS. As with previous research, child sexual abuse predicted reporting NVS, suggesting that this association is robust.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Title: | Non-volitional sex in adult males |
| Identifier: | PQ ETD:592720 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Thesis digitised by ProQuest. Third party copyright material has been removed from the ethesis. Images identifying individuals have been redacted or partially redacted to protect their identity. |
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| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1445400 |
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