Young men’s likelihood ratings to be sexually aggressive as a function of norms and perceived sexual interest.

Abstract

This study experimentally investigated the influence of different norms regarding the acceptability of sexual coercion and overperception of sexual intentions in casual interactions with women, as well as an interaction of these factors on self-reported likelihood to engage in sexual assault by male college students. Results of a logistic regression showed a significant interaction of men's perceptions of sexual intentions of women and exposure to norms regarding the acceptability of sexual coercion. Even after very brief exposures to rape-conducive norms, men who tended to perceive women as having more sexual intentions had significantly larger odds of rating themselves as likely to use coercion to obtain engagement in sexual activities compared with those who perceived lower sexual intentions in women or were exposed to antirape norms. This pattern of results suggests that interventions targeting peer pressure and adjustment of social norms might be particularly beneficial for those men who tend to overestimate how much interest in sexual interactions a woman might have.

Sexual Coercion Practices Among Undergraduate Male Recreational Athletes, Intercollegiate Athletes, and Non-Athletes

“…In addition, we calculated lifetime prevalence and, thus, some of the sexually coercive acts could have been perpetrated prior to matriculation into college. However, prior perpetration of sexual violence is a key predictor of future sexual assaults (Edwards & Vogel, 2015); therefore, this information is still meaningful. Fifth, the number of intercollegiate athletes was small ( n = 29 out of a total population of 276), relative to the number of recreational athletes ( n = 159); thus, conclusions regarding differences (or the lack thereof) between the two types of athletes are preliminary.…”

Reducing Rape-Related Attitudes Utilizing a Cognitive Dissonance Paradigm

“…Research shows that men who support rape myth beliefs are more likely to commit sexual assault (Payne et al, 1999). However, peer norms profoundly influence rapemyth acceptance and men's perceptions of the social acceptability of sexual aggression (Edwards & Vogel, 2015). Thus, targeting both men and women who maintain rape-supportive attitudes may be beneficial because it may not only reduce male students' likelihood of rape proclivity but may also alter broader social norms conducive to rape culture.…”

Sexual Misperception: Theories, Factors and Contentious Issues

“…在两性交往中，个体要根据各种线索尽可能准确地推断对方是否在向自己传达性意图。所谓性意图 推断(perceptions of sexual intentions 或 sexual intent perceptions)即个体对他人追求性活动的主观兴趣的评 估， 这种性活动包含从触摸、 接吻到性交之间的一系列行为 (Lindgren, Parkhill, George, & Hendershot, 2008)。 由于线索具有复杂性和多样性，因此很难准确推断。如果接受者没有正确加工这些线索，他们就会发生 性误解(sexual misperception)，即出现对他人性意图的高估(sexual overperception)或低估(sexual underperception)现象。一般认为，男性比女性倾向于有更高的性兴趣，男性也被期望开始和主导性行为过程 (Sakaluk, Todd, Milhausen, & Lachowsky, 2014)，所以在某些情况下尽管女性拒绝，男性也会主导女性继续 性行为。这种性误解可能会导致性胁迫 (Bouffard & Miller, 2014)、性侵犯 (Edwards & Vogel, 2015)和性骚扰 (Bendixen, 2014)…”