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Routine Activity Theory and Sexual Deviance Among Male College Students

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Much research on sexual deviance on university and college campuses is limited by its narrow focus on group affiliation. In this study, it is argued that prior deviance and opportunity serve as more robust predictor variables of sexual deviance. Using a sample of 304 male college students from four universities within the Ohio Valley Conference, this paper utilizes Analytic moment structures (AMOS) analyses to examine the relationship between prior deviance and sexual deviance. Results support the assumption that sexual aggression is significantly (β=.17) mediated or accounted for by opportunity. Overall, the relationships among variables lend support to the argument that alternative explanations of sexual deviance may provide a better understanding of such a complex societal problem.

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  1. It is important to note that goodness-of-fit indexes assess only the overall fit of the model and do not indicate goodness-of-fit for specific portions of it.

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  1. Department of Criminal Justice, Southeast MO State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701, USA

    Arrick Jackson (Associate Professor) & Louis Veneziano

  2. Department of Physical Education, Southeast MO State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701, USA

    Katherine Gilliland

  3. Department of Criminal Justice, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63755, USA

    Arrick Jackson (Associate Professor)

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Jackson, A., Gilliland, K. & Veneziano, L. Routine Activity Theory and Sexual Deviance Among Male College Students. J Fam Viol 21, 449–460 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-006-9040-4

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