Life History Speed as a Predictor of Rape and Sexually Coercive Behavior

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dc.contributor.advisorAnderson, Jaime
dc.creatorKavish, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-26T17:43:00Z
dc.date.available2018-04-26T17:43:00Z
dc.date.created2018-05
dc.date.issued2017-12-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2018
dc.date.updated2018-04-26T17:43:01Z
dc.description.abstractThe current study seeks to further understand risk factors for sexually coercive behavior by evaluating how indicators of population level average Life History speed (e.g., teen birth rate, life expectancy) compare to typical criminogenic variables (e.g., Socioeconomic status, average IQ) as predictors of state variation in rape rates across the 50 United States, as well as the relationship between individuals’ Life History (LH) speeds and self-reported proclivity for, and perpetration of, sexually coercive behaviors. LH Theory is a biological theory that argues organisms’ optimal resource allocation strategies are based on their environments. LH strategies are described as a continuum of “LH speeds,” and variation in LH speed has been connected to variation in aggressive and violent behavior. The current project extends this research by testing population level variation in LH speed indicators and individual variation in psychometric LH speed as a predictor of variation in sexually coercive behavior.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2331
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectLife History Theory
dc.subjectRape
dc.subjectSexually coercive behavior
dc.subjectLife History Speed
dc.titleLife History Speed as a Predictor of Rape and Sexually Coercive Behavior
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology & Philosophy
thesis.degree.grantorSam Houston State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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