nces Surveys (SES) is a commonly used measure to assess an individuals level of victimization. For example one question read, Have you had sex play (fondling, kissing, or petting, but not intercourse) when you didnt want to because a man threatened or used some degree of physical force (twisting your arm, holding you down, etc.) to make you?ResultsFifty-six percent of the women reported some level of victimization. 46.8% reported unwanted sexual contact subsequent to continual arguments to 1.3% reporting unwanted sexual intercourse subsequent to misuse of a mans authority. Seventy-four percent of those victimized reported multiple experiences of victimization. Of those experiencing multiple incidents, 24% of the women indicated that the same person committed the incidents, whereas 76% reported that they had been victimized by more than one man.Most interesting is that the offender in 98% of the incidents were acquaintances of the victim.The late-adolescent women in study one reported more preoccupied romantic styles than non-victimized women. The views of fathers did not differ between victimized and non victimized women. The violation of trust in sexual victimization appears not to have generalized to views of mothers and friends.I think the most substantial contribution of this article is the idea that an attachment perspective may be important to researchers for understanding the links between victimization and close relationships. ReferencesFlanigan, A., Furman, W. (Nov 2000). Sexual victimization and perceptions of close relationships in adolescence. Thousand Oaks, pp. 350-359....
