Do Hostile Sexual Beliefs Affect Men’s Perceptions of Sexual-Interest Messages?

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Lopez ◽  
William H. George ◽  
Kelly Cue Davis
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Female Partner ◽  
Sexual Beliefs ◽  
Distorted Cognitions

This study tested the distorted cognitions component of Hall and Hirschman’s (1991) quadripartite model of sexual aggression. Men (N = 107) with and without hostile sexual beliefs viewed erotic slides with a female partner who provided one of four patterns of feedback: clear disinterest, token disinterest, compliant interest, and clear interest. Hostile men reported fewer differences between women, were unresponsive to their partner’s perceived embarrassment, and reported a consistent positive mood regardless of her feedback. Conversely, nonhostile men were more responsive to feedback, mirrored the partner’s embarrassment, and experienced a less positive mood when she communicated clear disinterest in the erotica. These findings support the distorted cognitions component of the quadripartite model of sexual aggression. The authors also discuss the strengths and limitations of this study’s methodology.

Men's Memory for Women's Sexual Interest: Links to Sexual Aggression

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa A. Treat ◽  
Richard J. Viken ◽  
John K. Kruschke ◽  
Richard M. Mcfall
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Sexual Interest

Mood and the Perception of Sexual Interest in Different Cultural Contexts: A Comparison Between a Malaysian and a Swiss Sample

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1144-1161
Author(s):  
Pei Hwa Goh ◽  
Peter Lucas Stoeckli ◽  
Dominik Schoebi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Social Harmony ◽  
Interaction Partners ◽  
Mood Effects ◽  
Sexual Perception ◽  
Mood And Cognition

The current study examined, on the basis of past findings and theories on mood and cognition, whether people’s perception of sexual interest from others would decrease when they are in a negative mood and increase when they are in a positive mood. Using repeated-measures experiments, university students in Switzerland ( n = 117) and Malaysia ( n = 117) underwent mood inducement procedures followed by participation in video-guided imagined interactions, where they judged the sexual interest of their interaction partners. Results revealed a dampening effect of negative mood on sexual perceptions in the Swiss sample. No significant mood differences in sexual perception were found in the Malaysian sample. Our results suggest that this sample difference may be associated with differences in endorsement of cultural values. The more people valued social harmony and stability, the less likely they were to succumb to mood effects on sexual perception.

Changes in Social Reactions Resulting from Early Experience with Another Species

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsti Lagerspetz ◽  
Tuula Heino
Keyword(s):  
Open Field ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Social Preference ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Preference Test ◽  
Early Experience ◽  
Female Partner ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Open Field Activity ◽  
Field Activity

28 mice were reared by rat-mothers and siblings from the age of 1 to 3 days, whereas controls were reared with mouse-mothers and siblings. When adults, both groups preferred their foster-species in a social-preference test. More aggression was directed toward a mouse-partner than toward a rat-partner in both groups. The mouse-reared group was generally more aggressive than the rat-reared group. The rat-reared group showed no aggression toward rats. Being reared by rats decreased the sexual behaviour toward mice. No copulation with small (prematurely oestrous) female rats occurred, but sexual interest was shown by the rat-reared mice. Aggressive responses toward the female partner occurred significantly more often when the female did not belong to the fostering species. No differences in open-field activity were found.

A Qualitative Analysis of the Temptation to Use Force in Sexual Relationships

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Schewe ◽  
Najma M. Adam ◽  
Kathryn M. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Sexual Contact ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
College Males ◽  
Sexual Beliefs ◽  
Myth Acceptance

College males completed a survey that asked open-ended questions concerning instances in which they might have been tempted to use force to obtain sexual contact with another person. Participants also completed Malamuth’s (1989a, 1989b) Attraction to Sexual Aggression scale, Mosher and Sirkin’s (1984) Hypermasculinity Inventory. and Burt’s (1980) Rape Myth Acceptance and Adversarial Sexual Beliefs scales. Of the 83 participants, 22 (27%) reported that they had been tempted to use force. Participants that indicated they had been tempted to use force scored significantly higher on attraction to sexual aggression and hypermasculinity than those who were never tempted. Reasons for temptation, circumstances of the tempting situations, and possible ties to sexual coercion were explored.

Predicting responses to sexually aggressive stories: The role of consent, interest in sexual aggression, and overall sexual interest

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Wilson ◽  
Jeffrey E. Holm ◽  
Kelly L. Bishop ◽  
Dana M. Borowiak
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Sexually Aggressive

Weekly Exercise Consistently Reinstates Positive Mood

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Steinberg ◽  
Briony R. Nicholls ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sykes ◽  
N. LeBoutillier ◽  
Nerina Ramlakhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Single Bout ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Exercise Class ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
Over Time

Mood improvement immediately after a single bout of exercise is well documented, but less is known about successive and longer term effects. In a “real-life” field investigation, four kinds of exercise class (Beginners, Advanced, Body Funk and Callanetics) met once a week for up to 7 weeks. Before and after each class the members assessed how they felt by completing a questionnaire listing equal numbers of “positive” and “negative” mood words. Subjects who had attended at least five times were included in the analysis, which led to groups consisting of 18, 20, 16, and 16 subjects, respectively. All four kinds of exercise significantly increased positive and decreased negative feelings, and this result was surprisingly consistent in successive weeks. However, exercise seemed to have a much greater effect on positive than on negative moods. The favorable moods induced by each class seemed to have worn off by the following week, to be reinstated by the class itself. In the Callanetics class, positive mood also improved significantly over time. The Callanetics class involved “slower,” more demanding exercises, not always done to music. The Callanetics and Advanced classes also showed significantly greater preexercise negative moods in the first three sessions. However, these differences disappeared following exercise. Possibly, these two groups had become more “tolerant” to the mood-enhancing effects of physical exercise; this may be in part have been due to “exercise addiction.”

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

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