Casey Erin A, Masters N Tatiana, Beadnell Blair
University of Washington, Tacoma.
University of Washington, Seattle.
J Aggress Maltreat Trauma. 2020;29(8):917-935. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2019.1711278. Epub 2020 Feb 12.
Separate lines of research show that men overestimate the extent of male peers' sexual activity, and independently, that sexually aggressive men believe that other men approve of coercive behavior. This study examined the intersection of these lines of inquiry, testing whether the degree of male participants' misperception of other men's sexual behavior differs as a function of perpetrator status. In a national sample, we presented heterosexually active men (n=497) with sexual scenarios varying in sexual acts, partner types, and circumstances. Results showed that participants significantly overestimated the typicality of all types of sexual situations for other men. Participants also misjudged the desirability of scenarios consistent with a traditional masculinity sexual script to other men; these scenarios reflected an adversarial perspective on relationships and an impersonal approach to sexuality - a known risk factor for sexual aggression. Further, sexually aggressive men overestimated the desirability of these traditional masculinity scenarios to a greater extent than non-aggressive peers. Findings suggest that interventions that provide accurate knowledge about social norms, or "typical" sexual desires and behaviors among other men, may reduce pressure to live up to perceived but perhaps inaccurate masculine ideals, as well as reduce social norm-related risks for sexually aggressive behavior.
不同的研究方向表明，男性高估了男性同龄人性行为的程度，并且独立来看，性侵犯行为的男性认为其他男性赞成强制行为。本研究考察了这些研究方向的交叉点，测试男性参与者对其他男性性行为的误解程度是否因犯罪者身份而异。在一个全国性样本中，我们向有异性性行为的男性（n = 497）展示了在性行为、伴侣类型和情境方面各不相同的性场景。结果显示，参与者显著高估了其他男性所有类型性情境的典型性。参与者还错误判断了与传统男性气质性脚本相符的场景对其他男性的吸引力；这些场景反映了对关系的对抗性观点和对性行为的非个人化态度——这是已知的性侵犯风险因素。此外，性侵犯行为的男性比非侵犯行为的同龄人更大程度地高估了这些传统男性气质场景的吸引力。研究结果表明，提供关于社会规范或其他男性中“典型”性欲望和行为的准确知识的干预措施，可能会减少因符合被感知但可能不准确的男性理想而产生的压力，以及减少与社会规范相关的性侵犯行为风险。
