UW News
Erin Casey
August 6, 2015
Abusive men put female partners at greater sexual risk, study finds
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Abusive and controlling men are more likely to put their female partners at sexual risk, and the level of that risk escalates along with the abusive behavior, a UW study found. Published in the Journal of Sex Research in July, the study looked at patterns of risky sexual behavior among heterosexual men aged 18 to…