The grey zone of collegiate sexual regret: questionable consent and sexual victimisation

Johnson, Nicole L.; Corbett-Hone, Marli; Gutekunst, Malaïka H. C.; Wolf, Jake A

doi:10.1080/13691058.2019.1696985

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“…Study 29 implicitly defined sexual consent as “nonconsensual/unwanted” (Pedersen et al, 2019, p. 11) with the sexual act able to be committed by anyone, irrespective of an established relationship or gender. Conversely, Study 30 implicitly defined sexual consent as “uninvited or unwanted” (Johnson et al, 2020, p. 7) and “did someone ever use force or threat of force” (Johnson et al, 2020, p. 8).…”

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“…Research has begun to explore the role of wantedness in relation to unacknowledged nonconsensual sex (Hills et al, 2020; Peterson & Muehlenhard, 2007), unwanted but consensual sex (Bay-Cheng & Eliseo-Arras, 2008), and sexual regret (Johnson et al, 2020). Results seem to indicate that wantedness plays a role in how individuals conceptualize consensual sex, such that lack of wantedness is more indicative of a USE than a consensual sexual experience (Hills et al, 2020; Peterson & Muehlenhard, 2007).…”

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Defining and Measuring Sexual Consent within the Context of University Students’ Unwanted and Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences: A Systematic Literature Review

Anyadike-Danes

Reynolds

Armour

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Lack of sexual consent forms the foundation of unwanted (and nonconsensual) sexual experiences (USEs), yet research suggests it is not well understood amongst university students. While the prevalence of USEs has been well documented within the university context, less is known about how sexual consent is defined or measured. This review aims to identify a consistent sexual consent definition and how current research examining USEs defines and measures sexual consent amongst university students. A systematic review of nine electronic databases (2000–2022) was conducted, and the results were assessed against inclusion criteria (e.g., studies had to focus exclusively on university students). Thirty-three articles were identified and reviewed against the study aims. Sexual consent was more often implicitly defined across measures and articles. Four themes were identified (incapacitation, use of force, use of threats, and lack of wantedness) across the implicit definitions but varied by study with some implicitly defining sexual consent within the context of a relationship. Only three studies explicitly defined sexual consent, referring to it as a willingness to engage in sexual behavior. Measures assessed sexual consent communication or, attitudes and behaviors that might predict sexual aggression. Two studies examined students’ individual sexual consent conceptualizations. Sexual consent appears to be contextual so future research should examine the variability of sexual consent in student samples. Students may indeed rely on implicit sexual consent definitions (rather than explicit) but more research is needed. Lastly, researchers should take care to be clear on their sexual consent definitions, both in text and within measures.

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Defining and Measuring Sexual Consent within the Context of University Students’ Unwanted and Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences: A Systematic Literature Review

Anyadike-Danes

Reynolds

Armour

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…This is an interesting feature when seeking to reveal and understand invisible ways of exercising and reproducing violence that, in turn, intersect with other oppressions, such as gender constructs. Currently, this concept has been especially used in studies on different forms of sexual violence (e.g., Carstensen, 2016; Graf & Johnson, 2021; Hindes & Fileborn, 2020; Johnson et al, 2021).…”

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“I Reject it, But That’s What Normally Happens”: Grey Zones of Gender-Based Violence and Gender Roles in Young People

Cerdán-Torregrosa

Nardini

Vives‐Cases

2023

J Interpers Violence

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There has been growing concern about the increase in gender-based violence (GBV) among young people. The aim of this study was to explore the grey zones in GBV alongside gender (masculinities and femininities) discourses in young adults. We used the concept of a “grey zone” as an analytical tool to identify possible contradictory discursive positions where the notions of victims and perpetrators of GBV converge and become ambiguous. We performed a qualitative study based on 20 semi-structured interviews and 4 focus groups (October 2019 to February 2020) in Spain with a sample of 49 cisgender women and men, aged between 18 and 24, some involved in feminist activism and some not. We conducted a sociological analysis of the discourse system. Study findings show how culturally constructed gender norms intervene in the ways in which young people understand and deal with GBV. When asked general questions about GBV, this concept was problematized along with gender assumptions and two discursive positions were identified: the discourse of “men as authors of GBV” and the discourse of “GBV as an individual genderless issue.” When vignettes of everyday GBV situations were shown, grey zones became visible when discussing subtle forms of GBV influenced by the myths of romantic love, victim-blaming around sexual violence, digital GBV and bystander men intervention on GBV. In those grey zones, discourses on GBV were articulated around unequal notions of gender that, in turn, served as its justification, reproduction, and normalization. The grey zones identified represent contexts of oppression that illustrate how GBV is systematically reproduced, as well as the ways in which young people can be involved in it, perpetuating power and health inequalities. Our findings provide information as a guide to design GBV interventions and prevention actions that incorporate a focus on gender configurations.

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Sexual Regret

Ahmed,

Singha

2024

Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior

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The grey zone of collegiate sexual regret: questionable consent and sexual victimisation

Cited by 8 publications

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Defining and Measuring Sexual Consent within the Context of University Students’ Unwanted and Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences: A Systematic Literature Review

Defining and Measuring Sexual Consent within the Context of University Students’ Unwanted and Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences: A Systematic Literature Review

“I Reject it, But That’s What Normally Happens”: Grey Zones of Gender-Based Violence and Gender Roles in Young People

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