Understanding Men's Reactions to Sexual Rejection

To measure positive attitudes about casual sex

There was a significant interaction effect on the aggressive response

Video game character bias, unequal conditions, small sample size, lack of accounting for dating pre-experience, and measurement of hostile perception after rejection

<p>The goal is to predict men's likelihood of responding aggressively when their sexual advances are rejected by a virtual woman in a laboratory dating simulation based on hostile masculinity, impersonal sexual orientation, and the hostile perception of the woman.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sexual aggression is operationalized as insults to the women, threats to end the relationship, and/or persisting with sexual activity despite refusal. It is assessed through questionnaires and observation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to the Confluence Model of Sexual Aggression, hostile masculinity represents sexual dominance motivation, which is seen as a means for men to reinforce masculine superiority through control of women. Hostile masculinity is positively related to sexual aggression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To examine the relationship between casual sex attitudes, hostile perception, and aggressive responses in dating situations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 2D date simulation in first-person mode (ego perspective) with programmed rejection responses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Video game character bias, unequal conditions, small sample size, lack of accounting for dating pre-experience, measuring hostile perception after rejection, underrepresentation of topics, and questionnable validity of rejection methods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There is a significant interaction effect between casual sex attitude and hostile perception of the woman on the aggressive response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because it may lead to different experiences and biases in the results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>18-29 years old.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Sexual Permissiveness Scale.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Justification bias.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A deficit in education.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early adulthood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Insults to the women, threats to end the relationship, and persisting with sexual activity despite refusal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A model that suggests hostile masculinity leads to sexual aggression as a means to reinforce masculine superiority through control of women</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They have a positive effect on sexual aggression after rejection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The hostile perception of the woman</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To predict men's likelihood of responding aggressively when their sexual advances are rejected by a virtual woman in a laboratory dating simulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sexual dominance motivation, representing the desire for sexual dominance and control over women</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Casual sex attitude, representing a preference for casual sex without emotional closeness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They have a positive effect on sexual aggression after rejection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The hostile perception of the woman</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assess the level of sexual dominance motivation, which represents hostile masculinity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rejection responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sample</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>accounted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>rejection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sexuality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>rejection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>insults</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>casual</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>hostile</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>virtual</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>8-item</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sexual</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>hostile</p> Signup and view all the answers