Sexual coercion in adolescent and youth relationships: nature of the problem and intervention strategies
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Sexual coercion, Adolescence, Risk factors, PreventionAbstract
Sexual coercion among adolescents has becoming an important problem in our society, because of its high prevalence, as well as the negative consequences that this phenomenon can cause; for this reason, psychologists and educators must try to offer effective responses to this situation. In this sense, one of the most important objectives in this field is to develop preventive programs to decrease its incidence. In this paper, we seek to approach to the understanding of sexual coercion among youths in order to contribute to its prevention. With this aim, in this work we analyze some risk factors associated to the perpetration of sexual coercion as well as episodes of sexual victimization, and before that we speak about key points that should be taken into account to design preventive programs for educational contexts.
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