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Résumé Introduction L’utilisation de coercition sexuelle chez les étudiants universitaires est un phénomène prévalent et sérieux. Les études antérieures indiquent que l’attachement insécurisant (c’est-à-dire, l’anxiété face à l’abandon et l’évitement de l’intimité) est un facteur prédicteur de l’utilisation de la coercition sexuelle, mais les mécanismes expliquant cette relation demeurent mal compris. Il est proposé que l’urgence négative, c’est-à-dire la tendance à réagir de manière impulsive face aux émotions négatives intenses, soit l’un de ces mécanismes. Objectif L’objectif de la présente étude est de déterminer le rôle joué par l’urgence négative dans la relation entre l’attachement insécurisant et l’utilisation de coercition sexuelle. Méthodes Quatre-vingt-dix-sept hommes étudiant à l’université ont complété des questionnaires en ligne mesurant le style d’attachement, l’urgence négative et l’utilisation de la coercition sexuelle dans le passé. Résultats Des analyses de médiation ont révélé que l’anxiété face à l’abandon, et non l’évitement de l’intimité, prédisait l’utilisation de la coercition sexuelle via l’urgence négative. Autrement dit, cette étude suggère que la propension à agir de manière impulsive sous l’effet d’émotions négatives rapportée par les hommes présentant de l’anxiété face à l’abandon contribue à les rendre plus susceptibles d’utiliser la coercition sexuelle. Discussion Cette étudie identifie l’urgence négative et l’anxiété face à l’abandon comme des pistes d’intervention prometteuses pour prévenir la commission de coercition sexuelle et souligne l’importance de vérifier le rôle causal de ces facteurs au moyen d’études longitudinales. Summary Introduction The use of sexual coercion by university students is a prevalent and serious phenomenon. Studies have indicated that insecure attachment (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) is related to sexual coercion perpetration, but the mechanisms explaining this association remain misunderstood. Negative urgency, which refers to the tendency to react impulsively when experiencing intense negative emotions, may be one of these mechanisms. Objective The objective of the present study is to determine the role played by negative urgency in the relationship between attachment insecurity and past use of sexual coercion. Method Ninety-seven male university students completed online questionnaires measuring attachment style, negative urgency and past use of sexual coercion. Results Mediation analyses revealed that attachment anxiety – but not attachment avoidance – predicted past use of sexual coercion via negative urgency. Ultimately, this study suggests that the propensity to act impulsively under the effect of negative emotions reported by anxiously attached men may constitute a risk factor for sexual coercion perpetration. Discussion This study identifies negative urgency and anxious attachment as promising intervention targets to prevent the perpetration of sexual coercion and highlights the importance of verifying the causal role of these factors with longitudinal studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Résumé L’impulsivité a été identifiée comme un facteur de risque pour les comportements sexuels problématiques chez les adultes tel que l’infidélité conjugale, les comportements sexuels à risque et coercitifs. L’impulsivité peut être comprise comme une caractéristique intrapersonnelle multidimensionnelle relativement stable conduisant les individus à agir de manière inconsidérée. Cependant, des études suggèrent que certains individus pourraient présenter des difficultés de contrôle des impulsions spécifiquement dans le domaine de la sexualité. La présente recension des écrits a pour objectifs de présenter les études empiriques ayant observé des liens entre l’impulsivité et les comportements sexuels problématiques et d’examiner la contribution de la tâche de la dévaluation temporelle et de la tâche du signal stop, deux tâches comportementales mesurant l’impulsivité, à l’avancement des connaissances dans le domaine de la sexualité humaine. Cet article vise également à souligner la pertinence d’adapter ces instruments psychométriques au domaine de la sexualité dans le but d’identifier des processus neuropsychologiques comme marqueurs potentiels d’impulsivité sexuelle. Les zones d’ombres qui doivent être éclairées ainsi que les retombées cliniques potentielles de ces nouvelles mesures seront aussi abordées. Summary Impulsivity has been identified as a risk factor for problematic sexual behaviors in adults such as conjugal infidelity, risky sexual behaviors, and sexual coercion. Impulsivity can be conceptualized as a relatively stable intrapersonal characteristic leading individuals to engage in reckless, inconsiderate actions. However, studies have suggested that some individuals may present self-control deficits that are specific to or more pronounced in the sexual domain. The present review of the literature intends to survey the empirical studies having found links between impulsivity and problematic sexual behaviors and to examine how two behavioral measures of impulsivity, the delay discounting task and the stop signal task, have contributed to the generation of new scientific knowledge on human sexuality. This article will also highlight the relevance of adapting these tasks to the sexual domain in order to measure the neuropsychological processes that might mark sexual impulsivity. The remaining gaps in the body of literature as well as the potential outcomes will also be addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary Introduction The use of sexual coercion by university students is a prevalent and serious phenomenon. Studies have indicated that insecure attachment (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) is related to sexual coercion perpetration, but the mechanisms explaining this association remain misunderstood. Negative urgency, which refers to the tendency to react impulsively when experiencing intense negative emotions, may be one of these mechanisms. Objective The objective of the present study is to determine the role played by negative urgency in the relationship between attachment insecurity and past use of sexual coercion. Method Ninety-seven male university students completed online questionnaires measuring attachment style, negative urgency and past use of sexual coercion. Results Mediation analyses revealed that attachment anxiety – but not attachment avoidance – predicted past use of sexual coercion via negative urgency. Ultimately, this study suggests that the propensity to act impulsively under the effect of negative emotions reported by anxiously attached men may constitute a risk factor for sexual coercion perpetration. Discussion This study identifies negative urgency and anxious attachment as promising intervention targets to prevent the perpetration of sexual coercion and highlights the importance of verifying the causal role of these factors with longitudinal studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary Impulsivity has been identified as a risk factor for problematic sexual behaviors in adults such as conjugal infidelity, risky sexual behaviors, and sexual coercion. Impulsivity can be conceptualized as a relatively stable intrapersonal characteristic leading individuals to engage in reckless, inconsiderate actions. However, studies have suggested that some individuals may present self-control deficits that are specific to or more pronounced in the sexual domain. The present review of the literature intends to survey the empirical studies having found links between impulsivity and problematic sexual behaviors and to examine how two behavioral measures of impulsivity, the delay discounting task and the stop signal task, have contributed to the generation of new scientific knowledge on human sexuality. This article will also highlight the relevance of adapting these tasks to the sexual domain in order to measure the neuropsychological processes that might mark sexual impulsivity. The remaining gaps in the body of literature as well as the potential outcomes will also be addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]