When Social Situations Take a Turn for the Worse: Situational and Interpersonal Risk Factors for Sexual Aggression

Yeater, Elizabeth A.; Lenberg, Kathryn L.; Avina, Claudia; Rinehart, Jenny K.; O’Donohue, William

doi:10.1007/s11199-008-9437-z

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“…Other findings were that men who held adversarial sexual beliefs, made their dating partner feel uncomfortable, seemed less trustworthy, or used alcohol or illegal drugs were more likely to victimize their dates. Women who used alcohol and drugs and who had difficulty asserting themselves were more likely to be victimized (Yeater et al 2008). Taken together, these risk factors closely parallel the hookup script and imply that such interactions, though seemingly devoid of gender roles, enhance men's power, particularly that of sexist, macho men.…”

Section: Interpersonal Scriptsmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…The prevalence of different types of violence continued to be explored, but new topics were introduced as well, such persistence in response to unrequited love. For example, women who reported being a victim of sexual aggression by a man were more likely to have the following risk factors than women who did not report being a victim of sexual aggression, including: the event was spontaneous rather than planned ahead of time, the date began with a group of people instead of alone with the man, the man did not initiate or ask for the date; and the date did not involve any expenses (Yeater et al 2008). Other findings were that men who held adversarial sexual beliefs, made their dating partner feel uncomfortable, seemed less trustworthy, or used alcohol or illegal drugs were more likely to victimize their dates.…”

Section: Interpersonal Scriptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

2011

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In this selective review, we examined research on heterosexual dating published in Sex Roles since its inception to determine if dating practices have become more egalitarian over the past 35 years. An analysis of current best-selling dating advice books suggests that gender roles continue to be institutionalized in cultural scripts. A sexual scripts framework was used to categorize research findings to determine if the empirical evidence confirmed the durability of gender roles over time or revealed that dating has become less gendertyped. Research in Sex Roles suggests that heterosexual dating among young adults in the U. S. remains highly gender-typed in terms of cultural scripts (e.g., beliefs, ideals, and expectations), as well as interpersonal scripts (e.g., actual interpersonal emotions, interpersonal behaviors, or behaviors aimed at achieving or signaling a partner). Some variability was observed in interpersonal scripts in terms of occasional initiation of dates by women, for instance, but was not sufficiently widely used to challenge the dominant script. Functional reasons for the persistence of gender stereotypes in dating are presented. In addition, a friendship script is proposed as an alternative, egalitarian model of dating that might fulfill the same functions.

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Section: Interpersonal Scriptsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Interpersonal Scriptsmentioning

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Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

2011

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“…In general, private locations increase the risk of SA in dating situations and acquaintance assault often occurs on the assailant's turf, which serves to combine privacy with a high probability of miscommunication (Miller & Marshall, 1987;Muehlenhard & Linton, 1987;Mynatt & Allgeier, 1990;Yeater et al, 2008). We found this to be especially relevant among men.…”

Section: Coercive Sexual Victimization: Prevalence and Predictive Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 71%

“…Studies have distinguished between private and public locations as date settings. Private locations refer to settings in which dating couples are alone, while public locations refer to settings in which other people are present (Yeater, Lenberg, Avina, Rinehart, & O'Donohue, 2008). For example, more than 60% of student SA incidents occurred either at the victim's or the assailant's home (Mynatt & Allgeier, 1990).…”

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Elaborations on Sexual Assault on Dates Among Israeli Students

Bitton

Ben‐David

2013

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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The current study of 668 Israeli male and female students examines the prevalence of gendered risk factors for sexual assault (SA) on dates, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a detrimental effect of SA, and self-efficacy as resiliency to refuse unwanted sex following SA. Two different sets of risk factors that increased the likelihood of SA on dates emerged from the hierarchical regression. Sexual experience, use of drugs, and private location increased the risk of being SA victims among males, whereas sexual experience, perceived provocative behavior, and alcohol use increased the risk among females. In addition, PTSD and self-efficacy to refuse unwanted sex following SA on dates were predicted by the extent of coercive sexual victimization. PTSD was also predicted by subjective perception of sexual behavior and rape myths, whereas efficacy was predicted by private location. The findings contribute to the literature by showing the contribution of various risk factors to experiencing SA, and by showing SA effect on PTSD and self-efficacy.

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“…To date, much of this research has focused on situational or behavioral factors that may place women at risk of victimization (e.g., Abbey, Ross, McDuffey, & McAuslan, 1996; Muehlenhard & Linton, 1987; Yeater, Lenberg, Avina, Rinehart, & O’Donohue, 2008). While this research has been important in understanding factors associated with risk for victimization, rates of victimization remain high (Krebs et al, 2007).…”

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Using Cognitive Theory and Methodology to Inform the Study of Sexual Victimization

Rinehart

Yeater

2013

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Sexual victimization is a prevalent problem among college-aged women. In order to investigate the mechanisms underlying sexual victimization, researchers have focused on the role of cognitive processes such as perception of sexual victimization risk, positing that difficulties with risk perception heighten women's risk for victimization. However, researchers generally have not conceptualized risk perception in the context of a comprehensive cognitive model or utilized tasks and stimuli that allow them to examine specific cognitive processes linked to increased risk for sexual victimization. This review examines the research on sexual victimization risk perception, citing benefits and limitations to the extant literature, and discusses how a promising hybrid approach using cognitive theory and methodology can be applied to this area to better understand women's risk for sexual victimization.

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When Social Situations Take a Turn for the Worse: Situational and Interpersonal Risk Factors for Sexual Aggression

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

Elaborations on Sexual Assault on Dates Among Israeli Students

Using Cognitive Theory and Methodology to Inform the Study of Sexual Victimization

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