Universitat d' Alacant (Spain).
Universidad de Granada (Spain).
Span J Psychol. 2022 Jun 9;25:e18. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2022.15.
Sexual coercion is among the subtlest forms of sexual violence in an intimate relationship and sometimes goes unnoticed by victims. The present study analyzed factors that potentially mitigate women's negative perceptions of intimate partner sexual coercion (IPSC). A total of 427 women completed an online survey, in which they were shown vignettes illustrating a growing risk of sexual coercion according to the perpetrators' use of different coercive tactics. Participants replied to questions that reflected their risk perception, their perceptions of perpetrator behavior, and the probability of their leaving the relationship. The survey also queried their previous IPSC experience, and their degree of acceptance of sexual aggression myths. According to the results, women exposed to positive (vs. negative) verbal sexual coercion (VSC) condition decided to leave the abusive situation later (risk response), presented a longer time lag between the moment they recognized the risk and the moment they responded to it, perceived the perpetrator's behavior as more acceptable and excusable, and were less likely to leave the relationship. Finally, greater myth acceptance and previous IPSC experience predicted a lower probability of leaving the relationship, due to delayed risk responses and to perceiving the perpetrator's behavior as more acceptable and excusable. This was true regardless of the type of coercive tactic used by the perpetrator. The results highlight the need to consider the type of coercive tactic, previous experience, and myths acceptance as risk factors that may impede a woman to adequately perceive and respond to an intimate partner's sexual violence.
性胁迫是亲密关系中性暴力中最微妙的形式之一，有时受害者并未察觉。本研究分析了潜在减轻女性对亲密伴侣性胁迫（IPSC）负面认知的因素。共有 427 名女性完成了一项在线调查，调查中向她们展示了说明根据施害者使用不同胁迫策略而逐渐增加性胁迫风险的情景。参与者回答了反映其风险感知、对施害者行为的感知以及离开关系的可能性的问题。调查还询问了她们以前的 IPSC 经历以及对性侵犯神话的接受程度。根据结果，接触积极（而非消极）言语性胁迫（VSC）条件的女性决定更晚离开虐待情况（风险反应），在她们意识到风险和做出反应之间存在更长的时间延迟，认为施害者的行为更可接受和情有可原，并且更不可能离开关系。最后，更高的神话接受度和以前的 IPSC 经历预示着离开关系的可能性更低，这是由于风险反应延迟以及将施害者的行为视为更可接受和情有可原。无论施害者使用哪种胁迫策略，这都是如此。研究结果强调了需要考虑胁迫策略的类型、以前的经历和对神话的接受程度，这些因素可能会阻碍女性充分感知和应对亲密伴侣的性暴力。
