One in Ten Adolescents Force Sexual Contact, Study Finds

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-07/one-in-ten-adolescents-force-sexual-contact-study-finds.html

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Study Findings

The study found that 108 young people reported committing some type of sexual violence in their lifetime. Eight-four youths, or 8 percent, committed forced contact by kissing, touching or making someone else do something sexual knowing the other person didn’t want to; 33, or 3 percent, convinced someone to give into sex when they knew the other person didn’t want to called coercive sex; 43, or 3 percent, attempted rape; and 18, or 2 percent, forced someone to have sex or completed rape.

Almost all of those who committed their first act of coercive sexual contact at ages 15 years or younger were male, the study showed. At ages 16 and 17 years about 90 percent were male. By ages 18 and 19 though, the number of male and female perpetrators were about equal. Females tended to have older victims, while males had younger victims, the researchers said.

About 40 percent of those who committed sexual violence did so for the first time by 16 years of age, the paper said.

Perpetrators had more exposure to television, music, games and Internet sites that depict sexual and violent situations than those who didn’t commit the crimes, the authors found.

[TexasProgresive]

1. My memory conducted that study

1962 in junior high- boys grabbing breasts, butts making obscene remarks and gestures.
"plus ça change, plus c' est la même chose"
We continually reinvent the wheel.

[LuvNewcastle]

2. I think that kind of behavior might have been even more prevalent

when I was growing up than it is now. If they had asked those questions of the people I grew up with, I know the number would be a lot more than 8%. I think kids today are more educated about sex and personal boundaries. I'm really talking about the grab-ass stuff though, not really about rapes. I don't know how much of that took place back then. I know that it wasn't reported as often as it is now.