Do Men and Women Differ in their Perceptions of Women’s and Men’s Saying “No” When They Mean “Yes” to Sex?: An Examination Between and Within Gender

Emmers‐Sommer, Tara M.

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“…22,23 In the traditional heteronormative sexual script, saying “no” despite being willing to have sex is construed as a more common behavior of women than of men in sexual encounters, and although shown across gender groups, men overestimate the use of this strategy by women. 24 Several studies established a link between men’s use of, and beliefs in women’s, rejection of sexual advances despite being willing to engage in sex with sexual aggression perpetration. 25,26 Like with casual sex and alcohol use, the evidence is based almost exclusively on studies with men.…”

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Scripts for consensual sex as risk factors for sexual aggression: A three-wave longitudinal study with university students in Germany

Krahé,

Berger

2023

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Background: Sexual aggression is a major problem among young adults. Sexual scripts are cognitive schemata representing typical elements of sexual interactions and serve as guidelines for sexual behavior. They may be linked to the risk of sexual aggression if they contain elements known to be associated with the perpetration of sexual aggression, such as alcohol use, sex with casual partners, and ambiguous communication of sexual intentions. Objectives: The study was designed to examine pathways from risky sexual scripts for consensual sex to risky sexual behavior and sexual aggression perpetration in men and women. Design: The study employed a three-wave longitudinal design with 12-month intervals. Participants were 2425 university students in Germany (58% female). Methods: At each wave (Time 1–Time 3), participants completed measures of risky sexual scripts and risky sexual behavior, defined by three aspects: Casual sex, alcohol consumption, and ambiguous communication of sexual intentions. Reports of sexual aggression perpetration were collected since the age of consent (14 years; Time 1) or in the past 12 months (Time 2 and Time 3) using the Sexual Aggression and Victimization Scale. Results: Perpetration rates for men were 9.8% at Time 1, 12.2% at Time 2, and 9.5% at Time 3. For female participants, the corresponding rates were 6.0% at Time 1, 6.3% at Time 2, and 5.1% at Time 3. The gender difference was significant at Time 1 and Time 2, but not at Time 3. As hypothesized, more risky sexual scripts prospectively predicted more risky sexual behavior, which predicted a higher risk of sexual aggression perpetration. The findings held for men and women and for participants with exclusively opposite-sex and with both opposite- and same-sex contacts. Conclusion: Scripts for consensual sex may be risk factors for sexual aggression among men and women if they contain elements identified as risk factors for sexual aggression. The findings suggest that changing risky sexual scripts for consensual sex may be a promising strategy for preventing sexual aggression perpetration.

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Scripts for consensual sex as risk factors for sexual aggression: A three-wave longitudinal study with university students in Germany

Krahé,

Berger

2023

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Desire/Desirability: Gender Asymmetries in Heterosexual Erotic Attention

LaFleur

2021

Symbolic Interaction

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This article proposes to synthesize sexual social constructionism, radical feminism, and cognitive sociology in order to identify and analyze "gender asymmetries" in heterosexual erotic attention. These gender asymmetries are evident in widely circulating androcentric imagery and prevailing linguistic conventions used to denote heterosexual activity, in erotic schematizations that differentially ascribe erotic meaning (and thereby erotic attention) to bodies that have been classified as "female," and in interactional dynamics and constructions of sexual-selfhood that perceptually foreground the desires and somatic sensations (subjective embodiment) of men and background those of women. Irreconcilable accounts of sexual interactions from the #MeToo Movement are cited to illustrate the analytic purchase of the proposed conceptual framework for clarifying issues of pleasure parity and consent.

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Ego-Centred and Partner/Activity-Focused Sexual Satisfaction: The Role of Self-Esteem and Sexual Assertiveness in Cisgender Heterosexual Women

May

Johnston

2022

Sex Roles

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Do Men and Women Differ in their Perceptions of Women’s and Men’s Saying “No” When They Mean “Yes” to Sex?: An Examination Between and Within Gender

Cited by 10 publications

References 20 publications

Scripts for consensual sex as risk factors for sexual aggression: A three-wave longitudinal study with university students in Germany

Scripts for consensual sex as risk factors for sexual aggression: A three-wave longitudinal study with university students in Germany

Desire/Desirability: Gender Asymmetries in Heterosexual Erotic Attention

Ego-Centred and Partner/Activity-Focused Sexual Satisfaction: The Role of Self-Esteem and Sexual Assertiveness in Cisgender Heterosexual Women

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