An examination of the Confluence Model (CM) of risk for sexual aggression

Abstract

ABSTRACT Sexual aggression (SA) is a recognised global public health problem. Among the theoretical models that have attempted to conceptualise SA, the Confluence Model of Sexual Aggression (CM) stands out. This work aims to review the studies that tested it in samples of adult males from general and college populations and to analyse their results. Following the PRISMA-P protocol, 18 studies published between 1986 and 2022 were identified that tested the CM. Overall, the CM appears to be a robust model to account for characteristics of SA in adult males in the general and university populations. The main postulates of the CM have been empirically supported in most of the studies analysed. Also, the CM is flexible in incorporating contextual variables relevant to SA. Implications of the findings for future research and SA prevention are discussed.