Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale – SCIRS

Q: How many questions does the Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale – SCIRS have?

The Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale – SCIRS contains 34 items and takes approximately 9 minutes to complete.

Q: How is the Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale – SCIRS scored?

Scores range from 0 to 170. Interpretation levels: Total Score Range (0-170).

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Yes, this assessment is completely free. You will receive your results immediately after completion, with an optional AI-powered personalized interpretation.

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Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships Scale – SCIRS

Measures the prevalence and severity of varied forms of sexual coercion in intimate relationships.

34 Questions

~9 min

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Below is a list of acts that can occur in a romantic relationship. Please use the following scale to indicate HOW OFTEN in the past ONE month these acts have occurred in your current romantic relationship.

0 Act did NOT occur in the past month

1 Act occurred 1 time in the past month

2 Act occurred 2 times in the past month

3 Act occurred 3 to 5 times in the past month

4 Act occurred 6 to 10 times in the past month

5 Act occurred 11 OR MORE times in the past month

My partner hinted that he would withhold benefits that I depend on if I did not have sex with him.

Act did NOT occur in the past month Act occurred 1 time in the past month Act occurred 2 times in the past month Act occurred 3 to 5 times in the past month Act occurred 6 to 10 times in the past month Act occurred 11 OR MORE times in the past month

My partner threatened to withhold benefits that I depend on if I did not have sex with him.

My partner withheld benefits that I depend on to get me to have sex with him.

My partner hinted that he would give me gifts or other benefits if I had sex with him.

My partner gave me gifts or other benefits so that I would feel obligated to have sex with him.

My partner reminded me of gifts or other benefits he gave me so that I would feel obligated to have sex with him.

My partner persisted in asking me to have sex with him, even though he knew that I did not want to.

My partner pressured me to have sex with him against my will.

My partner initiated sex with me when I was unaware (for example, I was asleep, drunk, or on medication) and continued against my will.

My partner threatened to physically force me to have sex with him.

My partner physically forced me to have sex with him.

My partner made me feel obligated to have sex with him.

My partner hinted that he would have sex with another woman if I did not have sex with him.

My partner threatened to have sex with another woman if I did not have sex with him.

My partner told me that other couples have sex more than we do, to make me feel like I should have sex with him.

My partner hinted that he might pursue a long-term relationship with another woman if I did not have sex with him.

My partner threatened to pursue a long-term relationship with another woman if I did not have sex with him.

My partner hinted that if I were truly committed to him I would have sex with him.

My partner told me that if I were truly committed to him I would have sex with him.

My partner hinted that if I loved him I would have sex with him.

My partner told me that if I loved him I would have sex with him.

My partner threatened violence against me if I did not have sex with him.

My partner threatened violence against someone or something I care about if I did not have sex with him.

My partner hinted that other women were interested in a relationship with him, so that I would have sex with him.

My partner told me that other women were interested in a relationship with him, so that I would have sex with him.

My partner hinted that other women were interested in having sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.

My partner told me that other women were interested in having sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.

My partner hinted that other women were willing to have sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.

My partner told me that other women were willing to have sex with him, so that I would have sex with him.

My partner hinted that it was my obligation or duty to have sex with him.

My partner told me that it was my obligation or duty to have sex with him.

My partner hinted that I was cheating on him, in an effort to get me to have sex with him.

My partner accused me of cheating on him, in an effort to get me to have sex with him.

My partner and I had sex, even though I did not want to.

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Factor / Subscale	Items	N
Resource Manipulation/Violence	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,22,23,34	14
Commitment Manipulation	12,15,18,19,20,21,30,31	8
Defection Threat	13,14,16,17,24,25,26,27,28,29,32,33	12

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