Reducing Health Effects on Deceit in Heterosexual Sexual-Affective Relationships: The Impact of the Preventive Socialization Program (PSP)

Abstract

Background: Health research has provided robust evidence of the negative effects caused by facing deceit in sexual-affective relationships. In this regard, several analyses have been conducted addressing psychological, family therapies, and educational interventions to improve marital problems. On the other hand, many investigations have addressed how the preventive socialization program (PSP), framed on the analysis of a dominant coercive discourse that is connected with the promotion of specific traditional masculine models, impacts on young people’s relationships free of violence. However, the link between deceit, health, and the PSP has not yet been analyzed. To cover this gap, a qualitative study has been performed with a methodology framed on the communicative approach. We enrolled heterosexual women and men aged 25 to 42 years old who have been in contact with the PSP and have experienced or know of any cases of deceit. Two different analytical categories emerged from the analysis, which distinguishes between exclusionary and transformative dimensions. Findings show that the majority of people involved in PSP were able to understand the reasons for deceit as well as to take decisions in their further sexual-affective relationships. Therefore, this study corroborates that access to scientific evidence in the framework of PSP is positively impacting interviewees’ health status.

Consent? At the Start, You Do Not Even Think About It. Coercive Discourse in the Awakening of Affective–Sexual Relationships in Young Women

“…Coercive discourse in peer interactions fosters attraction to violence (Puigvert et al, 2019; Ruiz-Eugenio et al, 2020; Torras-Gómez et al, 2019), promoting relationships with dominant masculine models (Duque et al, 2022; Flecha et al, 2013; Puigvert et al, 2019; Rodrigues-Mello et al, 2021; Ruiz-Eugenio et al, 2020). These violent relationships can have consequences on health and work, among other elements, as identified in previous studies (Duque et al, 2020; Hawks et al, 2019; López de Aguileta, 2021; Miller, 2017; Puigvert-Mallar et al, 2022). Coercive discourse also generates a lack of consent in the affective–sexual relationships of young women (Beres et al, 2014; Burkett & Hamilton, 2012; Flecha et al, 2020, Hawks et al, 2019; Shumlich & Fisher, 2018).…”

“…In this sense, education on consent requires incorporating new elements that support women throughout their affective–sexual socialization, mainly in awakening affective–sexual relationships. For example, existing research sheds light on overcoming coercive discourse through peer interactions and community involvement (Elboj-Saso et al, 2020; Puigvert-Mallart et al, 2022).…”

Why Don’t Heterosexual New Alternative Masculinities Choose Enchained Women for Either Sporadic or Long-Term Relationships?

“…On the other hand, in this analytical grid, two main dimensions were included following the premises of the communicative methodology: exclusionary and transformative. The first ones refer to these barriers that make improvements difficult, the second ones are those realities that contribute to overcoming these difficulties (Puigvert-Mallart, et al 2022). The last step of this analytical procedure was the implementation of the content analysis which was deductively conducted considering the same categories and dimensions explained above and which are summarized in Table 2.…”

Las Nuevas Masculinidades Alternativas Interculturales en la Superación de la Violencia

“…In addition, much research has shown the positive impact on the health of men who follow a model of new alternative masculinity, based essentially on friendships that help to promote healthier behaviors. This makes it possible to overcome the major problem regarding the health of men who follow the hegemonic masculinity model that has been noted in research for decades (Puigvert et. al, 2022;Ríos-González et.…”