Is Locker Room Talk Really Just Talk? An Analysis of Normative Sexual Talk and Behavior

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2153293
AutoresStephanie Simeone (0000-0003-3005-3675, Yeshiva University, autor de correspondencia), Elizabeth L Jeglic (0000-0002-4870-2269, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY)
Año2019
Volumen40
Número12
Páginas1587-1595
Fecha de publicación2019-12-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2019.1597319
OpenAlexW2927268194
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas30

Current sexual violence prevention initiatives have focused on addressing and changing societal norms that are supportive of sexual assault. One area of focus has been the way in which people describe women and sexual acts as it has been suggested that people perceive sex differently. The present study investigated what people consider normative sexual language and behavior and what people consider language and behavior indicative of sexual assault. Participants were given a questionnaire to gather their opinions about sexually assaultive language, their feelings about sex talk, and their experiences with sexual assault. Results indicated that women were more likely than men to rate nonconsensual language as more normal, and that normative ratings of assault language was not related to perpetration of sexual assault. These findings will be discussed as they pertain to sexual violence prevention initiatives

Criminology · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Normative · Normative social influence · Poison control · Political science · Sexual assault · Sexual violence · Suicide prevention · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology