Citation

Bernat JA, Wilson AE, Calhoun KS. Violence Vict. 1999; 14(2): 147-160.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Springer Publishing)

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Abstract

This study compared men with and without a history of coercive sexual behavior on their judgments of how far a man should go in using coercion in an audiotaped date rape simulation. Calloused sexual beliefs (CSB) and a "token resistance" manipulation were expected to differently interact with coercion history. Results showed no effect for "token resistance." Calloused sexual beliefs interacted with coercion group, such that sexually coercive men high in CSB took significantly longer to strop the date rape interaction than coercive men low in CSB, who did not differ from noncoercive men. These findings support a model of sexual coercion in which a cognitive set consisting of rape-supportive beliefs may serve as a disinhibitor of behavior. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Violence and Victims, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by the Springer Publishing Company)

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College Student Perceptions
Adult Male
Adult Perceptions
Male Perceptions
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