Only “yes” means “yes”: Negotiation of Sex and Its Link With Sexual Violence

Abstract

Lack of consent is an essential characteristic of sexual violence. The present study was conducted to analyze the relation between sexual consent and the risk of perpetrating sexual aggression by men and victimization suffered by women in more depth. The sample consisted of 1681 heterosexual Spanish men and women aged 18–66 years. The participants completed an online survey containing the Spanish versions of the Sexual Consent Scale Revised and the Sexual Experiences Survey. The results showed that 70.2% of the women had been sexual victims, and 20.8% of men reported having perpetrated sexual violence. On the one hand, sexual aggressors, unlike non aggressors, underestimated the relevance of obtaining sexual consent, and more aggressors reported lack of perceived behavioral control for requesting sexual consent and endorsed less positive attitudes to obtain sexual consent than non aggressors. On the other hand, sexual victims, compared to non victims, considered requesting explicit sexual consent relevant, but held certain ideas, attitudes, and behaviors that did not go along with obtaining sexual consent, which leaves women in a position of vulnerability.

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

“…The ambiguous communication of sexual intentions undermines perceptions and negotiations of consent, thereby creating a context that may promote sexual advances without ascertaining consent. 27,28 Several longitudinal studies have shown that sexual scripts for consensual sexual interactions which contain these risk factors prospectively predict both sexual aggression perpetration and sexual victimization [29][30][31][32] through their impact on sexual behavior that is congruent with the script.…”

“…The ambiguous communication of sexual intentions undermines perceptions and negotiations of consent, thereby creating a context that may promote sexual advances without ascertaining consent. 27,28…”

Más Allá Del Sí. Trampas Y Aciertos Del Consentimiento Sexual a Propósito De La Ley Orgánica 10/2022, De 6 De Septiembre, De Garantía Integral De La Libertad Sexual

“…Esta movilización social visibilizó la injusticia testimonial que sufren las mujeres cuando denuncian que han sufrido violencia sexual, al no ser creídas en la mayoría de los casos cuando su relato no encaja en ciertos estereotipos de género (Alcoff, 2017; Medina, 2021;Rekers, 2022). También puso de manifiesto la escasa consideración social de la voluntad de las mujeres a la hora de mantener sexo, en particular, cuando prestan su consentimiento (Moyano et al, 2022).…”