Variables in the confluence model include sexual responsiveness to rape, dominance motive, hostility toward women, attitudes that facilitate aggression against women, antisocial personality characteristics, psychoticism, and sexual experience. Research data from a national sample indicate these variables form two largely independent constellations, labeled hostile masculinity and impersonal sexual orientation. The development of the confluence model is considered in the context of theory and research emphasizing the role of sexual and/or power motives underlying rape and other forms of sexual aggression. Certain aspects of the confluence model are compared to the work of Mosher in assessing links between a "macho personality" and sexual aggression. A risk analysis is presented that illustrates the potential relevance of the confluence model to clinical prediction. 62 references, 2 notes, and 2 figures