Journal article
Heterosocial perceptual organization: application of the choice model to sexual coercion
Psychological science, Vol.17(10), pp.869-875
10/2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01796.x
PMID: 17100787
Abstract
Luce's (1959, 1963) choice model was used to characterize individual differences in men's perception of women's affect as friendly, sexually interested, sad, or rejecting. Women's clothing styles were associated with differences in the model's parameters. Sensitivity to sadness, rejection, and friendliness declined when women were dressed provocatively, whereas sensitivity to sexual interest increased. Provocative clothing was also associated with an increased bias to assume that positive affect was sexual interest rather than friendliness. Men at risk for perpetrating sexual aggression were less sensitive to women's affect than low-risk men were. They were also more likely than low-risk men to associate provocative clothing with sexual interest, and conservative clothing with friendliness. Results indicate that heterosocial perception may help to predict sexually coercive behavior and may be an important target for intervention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Heterosocial perceptual organization: application of the choice model to sexual coercion
- Creators
- Coreen Farris - Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. cofaris@indiana.eduRichard J VikenTeresa A TreatRichard M McFall
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychological science, Vol.17(10), pp.869-875
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01796.x
- PMID
- 17100787
- ISSN
- 0956-7976
- eISSN
- 1467-9280
- Grant note
- F31-AA016055 / NIAAA NIH HHS T32-MH17146 / NIMH NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2006
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984213396602771
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