Nonconsensual sex among university students: a multivariate analysis

University undergraduate students were asked to report the numberof episodes of nonconsensual sex experienced during the past30 days. Responses of 856 male and 980 female students (meanage = 20.1 years) were compared to self-reported participationin ten other sexual activities during the same time period andto concurrent self-assessments of ten personal traits. Resultsshowed that 13.2% of respondents had engaged in sex againsttheir own will and 6.8% against the will of a partner duringthe previous month. A general multiple regression analysis showedthat several of the independent variables were significant predictorsof having sex against one's own will and engaging in sexualactivity against the will of another person.