http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/media/journal/118-abbey.pdf
College men acknowledge committing sexual assault, al-
though at lower rates than these acts are reported by women.
In Koss et al.'s (1987) national study, 25% of the college
men surveyed reported committing some form of sexual
assault since the age of 14; 7.7% reported committing an
act that met the standard legal definition of rape since the
age of 14. Similar results have been found by other re-
searchers (Abbey et al., 1998; Kanin, 1985; Muehlenhard
and Linton, 1987; Rapaport and Burkhart, 1984). About
two thirds of college men who acknowledge committing
sexual assault report being multiple offenders (Abbey et
al., 1998). Koss and her colleagues (Koss, 1988; Koss et
al., 1987) suggested that college men report rates lower
than college women do because many men view the
woman's nonconsent as vague, ambiguous or insincere and
convince themselves that their forcefulness was normal seduction not rape.
College men acknowledge committing sexual assault, al-
though at lower rates than these acts are reported by women.
In Koss et al.'s (1987) national study, 25% of the college
men surveyed reported committing some form of sexual
assault since the age of 14; 7.7% reported committing an
act that met the standard legal definition of rape since the
age of 14. Similar results have been found by other re-
searchers (Abbey et al., 1998; Kanin, 1985; Muehlenhard
and Linton, 1987; Rapaport and Burkhart, 1984). About
two thirds of college men who acknowledge committing
sexual assault report being multiple offenders (Abbey et
al., 1998). Koss and her colleagues (Koss, 1988; Koss et
al., 1987) suggested that college men report rates lower
than college women do because many men view the
woman's nonconsent as vague, ambiguous or insincere and
convince themselves that their forcefulness was normal seduction not rape.
