Let’s just do it: sexual arousal’s effects on attitudes regarding sexual consent

Rerick, Peter O.; Livingston, Tyler N.; Davis, Deborah

doi:10.1080/00224545.2022.2106174

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“…Other findings suggest similar cognitive orientations in response to sexual arousal among women. In one study [34], women's sexual arousal was positively associated with the endorsement of the belief that women say "no" to sex when they really mean "yes" (i.e., token resistance [35]) and with preferences for men who act with sexual assertiveness (e.g., undressing a woman without asking first). Sexual arousal also influences interpretations of sexual communication, with sexually aroused men-especially single men not in current romantic relationships-interpreting greater sexual willingness from women's ambiguous behaviors [12,13].…”

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“…Fourth, the present study measured, but did not manipulate, women's sexual arousal. Recent research [34] indicates that sexual arousal temporarily increases women's belief in token resistance [35] (i.e., the notion that women sometimes reject a sexual offer when they are privately willing) and their endorsement of men's assertive sexual behavior. The current study provided evidence that self-reported sexual arousal also predicts women's ratings of their own and others' sexual intent.…”

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Men’s Physical Attractiveness Predicts Women’s Ratings of Sexual Intent through Sexual Arousal: Implications for Sexual (Mis)Communication

Livingston

Rerick

2023

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Men often perceive greater sexual willingness underlying women’s behaviors than women themselves intend. This discrepancy can contribute to sexual miscommunication and, sometimes, acts of sexual assault. The current study tested whether actor–observer asymmetry is present in women’s ratings of sexual intent to offer an additional explanation for past findings. We hypothesized that women rating their own behaviors would report less sexual intent compared to women rating another woman’s behaviors. We also hypothesized that these ratings would be influenced by the physical attractiveness of a male target through self-reported sexual arousal as a mediation pathway. Results from a community sample of 164 women (Mage = 42 years) generally supported these hypotheses. Sexual arousal was positively associated with ratings among all participants, but the mediation pathway was significant only for women rating another woman’s behavior. The findings suggested that actor–observer asymmetry is present in ratings of sexual intent. This effect might account for some of the sexual overperception phenomena and explain why third-party observers of women’s sexual behavior (e.g., potential partners, Title IX investigators, jurors) sometimes misinterpret sexual willingness.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

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Men’s Physical Attractiveness Predicts Women’s Ratings of Sexual Intent through Sexual Arousal: Implications for Sexual (Mis)Communication

Livingston

Rerick

2023

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Strategies used by Information and Communication Technology tertiary students to deal with sexual harassment during work-related learning period in Zimbabwe

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Munyoro,

Mutongi

2024

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The Multiple Roles of Emotion in Interpretation and Memory of Sexual Consent

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Cano,

Miller

et al. 2023

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In this paper, we explore the role of emotion in the interpretation and memory of sexual encounters. We consider situations likely to generate negative emotions during sex, and the mechanisms through which the experience of negative emotions can lead to false memories of coercion and mislabeling of an encounter as sexual assault. Specifically, we consider the role of emotion in directing attention during a sexual encounter and the effects of emotion as context for interpretation at the time of the encounter, and for retrieval and interpretation when the encounter is later recalled and reported. Our intent is to provide a greater understanding of the processes of interpretation and memory through which false claims of sexual assault might arise, if and when they do arise.

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Let’s just do it: sexual arousal’s effects on attitudes regarding sexual consent

Cited by 9 publications

References 60 publications

Men’s Physical Attractiveness Predicts Women’s Ratings of Sexual Intent through Sexual Arousal: Implications for Sexual (Mis)Communication

Men’s Physical Attractiveness Predicts Women’s Ratings of Sexual Intent through Sexual Arousal: Implications for Sexual (Mis)Communication

Strategies used by Information and Communication Technology tertiary students to deal with sexual harassment during work-related learning period in Zimbabwe

The Multiple Roles of Emotion in Interpretation and Memory of Sexual Consent

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