Male Victims: The Nature and Meaning of Sexual Coercion

Platt, Jason J.; Busby, Dean M.

doi:10.1080/01926180802403302

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“…This suggests that, contrary to expectations based on the traditional sexual script, most men do not dismiss their experiences of sexual coercion as trivial and do not experience them as positive and enjoyable anymore than the women do. This is in keeping with research that has shown that sexual coercion has a serious negative impact on some men and their relationships Platt & Busby, 2009). We adopted a broad definition of sexual coercion to capture responses to the full range of sexually coercive tactics (use of verbal coercion and/or physical force) and experiences (unwanted sexual fondling, oral sex, vaginal sex, and/or anal sex).…”

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Gender Differences in Cognitive and Affective Responses to Sexual Coercion

Byers

Glenn

2011

J Interpers Violence

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This study examined gender differences in responses to sexual coercive experiences in mixed-sex (male-female) relationships. Participants were 112 women and 28 men who had experienced sexual coercion and completed measures of cognitive (attributions to self, attributions to the coercer, internal attributions) and affective (guilt, shame) self-blame, trauma symptoms, and upset at the time of the incident) with respect to their most serious or upsetting sexually coercive experience. The women were more upset than were the men at the time of the incident. Contrary to predictions, the men and women did not differ in the extent to which they attributed blame to themselves or the strength of their internal attributions, guilt, or shame. Both the men and women attributed more blame to the coercer than to themselves; however, the women attributed more blame to the coercer than did the men. The women reported more trauma symptoms than the men did which was related to the finding that more women than men had experienced sexual coercion involving physical force. These results are discussed in terms of the similarities and differences between men's and women's cognitive and affective responses to sexual coercion.

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Gender Differences in Cognitive and Affective Responses to Sexual Coercion

Byers

Glenn

2011

J Interpers Violence

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“…Such norms include the expectation that adolescent men should successfully manage what is regarded as playful sexual banter at work (Mosher & Tomkins, 1988 ; Sears et al, 2011 ; Stockdale et al, 1999 ). This pattern arose for DSB only – and did not extend to ASB – thus suggesting that internal maladjustment experienced by adolescent males experiencing DSB may have resulted from upsetting sexual behavior triggering personal questions about one’s own gender role and heterosexuality, and feelings of powerlessness and self-blame (Platt & Busby, 2009 ; Street, Gradus, Stafford, & Kelly, 2007 ).…”

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Psychosocial maladjustment arising from workplace sexual behavior directed at adolescent workers

Sears

Papini

2019

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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Objective:The objective of the current study was to examine psychosocial maladjustment related to adolescents' appraisals of workplace sexual behavior. Method: High school aged adolescents with formal work experience completed a survey containing a battery of scales. Results: Descriptive statistics addressing frequency of exposure showed that 45% of adolescent men reported at least one incident of sexual behavior directed at them personally, and 24% of adolescent women reported the same. Results further indicated that adolescent men reporting a positive experience after being targeted by direct sexual behavior at work also showed signs of internal maladjustment, such as depression and anxiety. Conclusions: Gender role strain model, which suggests that the male adolescents experienced trauma when conforming to hypermasculine norms that call for acceptance of sexual behavior, was offered to explain why male adolescents differed from female adolescents in associations between sexual behavior appraisal and maladjustment. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…A study on adolescents also suggested that their jealousy of sexual infidelity in dating relationships was a significant predictor of sexual abuse (Sesar, Pavela, Simic, Barisic, & Banai, 2012). Besides this, a partner might use sexual abuse as a tactic to control their partner; for example, the abusers might accuse and blame their partners for not loving them if they refuse to have sex (Platt & Busby, 2009).…”

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An Emerging Risk Factor of Sexual Abuse: The Use of Smartphone Dating Applications

2016

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Smartphone dating applications (apps) have become popular in recent years. However, the association between the use of dating apps and sexual abuse remains uninvestigated. The aim of this study was to examine the association between using dating apps and the sexual abuse of males and females. Six hundred sixty-six participants were recruited in four universities in Hong Kong in 2015. Overall, the 1-year prevalence of sexual abuse was 12.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: [9.8, 14.9]) and the lifetime prevalence was 14.2% (95% CI: [11.5, 16.9]). Multiple logistic regressions found that users of dating apps (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.13, p < .05) were more likely to be sexually abused in the past year than non-users. Using dating apps was also a risk factor of lifetime sexual abuse (aOR: 1.83, p < .05). Our findings suggest that app users should deserve more attention in risk assessment, risk stratification, and sexual abuse prevention programs.

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Male Victims: The Nature and Meaning of Sexual Coercion

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Gender Differences in Cognitive and Affective Responses to Sexual Coercion

Gender Differences in Cognitive and Affective Responses to Sexual Coercion

Psychosocial maladjustment arising from workplace sexual behavior directed at adolescent workers

An Emerging Risk Factor of Sexual Abuse: The Use of Smartphone Dating Applications

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