How Well Does the Traditional Sexual Script Explain Sexual Coercion?

Byers, E. Sandra

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“…Some of these specific ideologies include: 1. traditional gendered sexual and relationship scripts, including male control, sexual entitlement, coercive Bseduction,^and sexual dominance in relationships; 2. traditional male behavioral norms, including male aggression, desire for risk/danger, and emotional detachment toward women; 3. sexually conservative and negative attitudes toward women, including views that women should be sexually passive and that a woman's victimization from gender-based violence occurs as a consequence of her aggression, sexual teasing of men, or promiscuity; and 4) adversarial heterosexual relationship norms (e.g., women lie to get what they want from men). [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]48,[52][53][54][55] More indepth qualitative and quantitative research is needed to better understand the diversity of masculine ideologies and how these relate to young men's IPV Analysis adjusted for age, Hispanic ethnicity. 4 Analysis adjusted for age, Hispanic ethnicity, non-English speaking.…”

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“…Extensive research has documented that men with more traditional gender role ideologies are significantly more likely to report sexual coercion and relationship violence. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] Although much of this research has been conducted with middle-class White male samples (e.g., college students), these same identified ideologies (scripts, norms and attitudes) have also been reported in lower income and minority samples, 31,34,37 suggesting that these ideologies are not necessarily unique to specific racial/ethnic or class subgroups. These findings are supported by research indicating similar gender role ideologies among U.S. White, Black and Hispanic young adult males.…”

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“…Those which have been conducted reveal similar findings to that seen in the gender-based violence literature; males with more traditional ideologies are significantly more likely to report sexual infidelity, more casual sex partners, unprotected sex, and negative attitudes toward condoms, with these findings being demonstrated among White, Black and Hispanic young men and adolescent boys. 31,34,39,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48] Unfortunately comparability of observed gender role associations with IPV perpetration and sexual risk behaviors among men is limited by different measures being used in different fields. Only one male gender roles measure, the Male Role Attitudes Scale (MRAS), 42 has been identified as useful in both the IPV and sexual risk literature.…”

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Masculine Gender Roles Associated with Increased Sexual Risk and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Young Adult Men

Santana

Raj²,

Decker³

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J Urban Health

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This study sought to assess the association between traditional masculine gender role ideologies and sexual risk and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration behaviors in young men's heterosexual relationships. Sexually active men age 18-35 years attending an urban community health center in Boston were invited to join a study on men's sexual risk; participants (N = 307) completed a brief self-administered survey on sexual risk (unprotected sex, forced unprotected sex, multiple sex partners) and IPV perpetration (physical, sexual and injury from/need for medical services due to IPV) behaviors, as well as demographics. Current analyses included men reporting sex with a main female partner in the past 3 months (n = 283). Logistic regression analyses adjusted for demographics were used to assess significant associations between male gender role ideologies and the sexual risk and IPV perpetration behaviors. Participants were predominantly Hispanic (74.9%) and Black (21.9%); 55.5% were not born in the continental U.S.; 65% had been in the relationship for more than 1 year. Men reporting more traditional ideologies were significantly more likely to report unprotected vaginal sex in the past 3 months (OR adj = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.2-4.6) and IPV perpetration in the past year (OR adj = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.2-3.6). Findings indicate that masculine gender role ideologies are linked with young men's unprotected vaginal sex and IPV perpetration in relationships, suggesting that such ideologies may be a useful point of sexual risk reduction and IPV prevention intervention with this population.

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“…In their quantitative study, researchers Murnen, Wright and Kaluzny (2002) found adherence to masculine ideology to be correlated with sexual aggressiveness towards women. Other literature also concludes that the sexual scripts traditionally taken up by men that described men as sexually assertive and aggressive, coupled with a belief that women often say no to sex when they mean yes, may foster and legitimize sexual violence (Byers 1996;Murnen, Wright and Kaluzny 2002).…”

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Staying on Script: Sexual Scripts and Sex Education

Hauck¹

2000

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Existing research suggests that men and women develop differing sexual scripts that influence their behavior, interactions and emotions regarding sex. The objective for this project is to examine the experiences of men and women with formal sex education programs, especially in regards to information about: anatomy and biology, sexual responsibility and risk taking, sexual desire, virginity and abstinence, as well as to explore sources of sex education outside of school. Several studies suggest masculine sexual scripts dictate that men generally construct a more body-focused approach to sex, with an emphasis on competition, aggression and achievement. Conversely, emphasized feminine sexual scripts call for a more emotion-focused approach to sex that stresses selfcontrol, resistance and sexual 'gatekeeping'. One of the explanations for this is adolescents' experience with formal sex education in school. Gendered messages in sex education that reproduce dominant sexual scripts have the potential to reinforce sexual double standards that affirm male desire and regulate female desire. Previous studies have determined school to be a place where individuals develop scripts that guide them through many aspects of social life. While one recent study has pointed to the existence of gendered messages in sex education films, there is little research on how men's and women's experiences with formal sex education influence their interaction with different sexual scripts.Additionally, this research recognizes that interaction with sexual scripts occurs in a multitude of settings over the life course, and although formal sex education is the focus ii of this analysis because of the explicit messages communicated to adolescents during a very formative stage, other more informal sources of sexual information (i.e. family, peers, and the internet) are explored in comparison with school-based sex education. The findings of this study indicate a gendered patter in access to sexual scripts, drawing from participants' accounts of their sex education experiences in school, as well as important differences in the messages, or scripts communicated to them about sex from friends, family and online. Most notably, men and women generally recount interaction with scripts that reinforce traditional masculine and feminine sexuality in formal, school-based sex education programs. However, sexual learning from more informal sources, like from families and the internet, indicate possible shifts in traditional gendered sexuality, especially for women. In contrast, studies focused on sexual learning in the family note that daughters hear much more about sex from their parents than do sons, indicating more exposure to sexual This project examines the experiences of men and women with school-based sex education programs, especially in regard to information about: anatomy and biology, 4 sexual responsibility and risk taking, sexual desire, virginity and abstinence. This project also compares experiences with additional sources of sex ed...

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“…9 Traditional gender roles also assume female sexual availability, which often results in girls and young women being coerced into sexual partnerships they do not want. 10 Sexual risk behaviors in HIV-positive young women and girls may thus be driven by their ability-or lack thereof-to discuss condom use with their sexual partners, disclose their HIV status, and refuse sex in sexual situations in which they may be tempted or pressured into having unprotected sexual intercourse.…”

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Self-Efficacy for Sexual Risk Reduction and Partner HIV Status as Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive Adolescent Girls and Women

BooneMelissa

Cherenack

WilsonPatrick

2015

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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Little is known about the correlates of sexual risk behavior among HIV-positive adolescent girls and women in the United States. This study investigates two potential factors related to unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse (UVAI) that have yet to be thoroughly studied in this group: self-efficacy for sexual risk reduction and partner HIV status. Data was analyzed from 331 HIV-positive adolescent girls and women between 12 and 24 years old who reported vaginal and/or anal intercourse with a male partner in the past 3 months at fifteen sites across the United States. Results show that overall self-efficacy (B = -0.15, p = 0.01), self-efficacy to discuss safe sex with one's partner (B = -0.14, p = 0.01), and self-efficacy to refuse unsafe sex (B = -0.21, p = 0.01) are related to UVAI episodes. Participants with only HIV-positive partners or with both HIV-positive and HIVnegative partners showed a trend towards higher percentages of UVAI episodes compared to participants with only HIV-negative partners (F(2, 319) = 2.80, p = 0.06). These findings point to the importance of including selfefficacy and partner HIV status in risk-reduction research and interventions developed for HIV-positive adolescent girls and young women.

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How Well Does the Traditional Sexual Script Explain Sexual Coercion?

Cited by 330 publications

References 28 publications

Masculine Gender Roles Associated with Increased Sexual Risk and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Young Adult Men

Masculine Gender Roles Associated with Increased Sexual Risk and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Young Adult Men

Staying on Script: Sexual Scripts and Sex Education

Self-Efficacy for Sexual Risk Reduction and Partner HIV Status as Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive Adolescent Girls and Women

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