TY - JOUR
T1 - “Fifty Shades” and Reported Sexual Consent
T2 - A Study with Female College Students
AU - Carvalho, Joana
AU - Freitas, Sara
AU - Rosa, Pedro J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Exposure to Fifty Shades has been associated with different sexual outcomes in women. In this study, we were particularly interested in understanding if exposure to Fifty Shades, and women’s relationship status, was related to different levels of sexual consent in college women: internal consent (feelings when women consent to sex) and external consent (overt behaviors and verbal communication when they consent to sex). Five hundred and forty female college students, aged between 18 and 25 years, were enrolled in an online survey assessing visual exposure and reading of Fifty Shades, levels of satisfaction with the exposure/reading, and sexual consent. Findings revealed that respondents in the double exposure condition (exposure to the film and books) reported more cues of physical activation and readiness when they consent to sex, as compared with participants in the no exposure condition. Furthermore, respondents enrolled in a relationship reported more safety and comfort, as well as more arousal and readiness than single participants. Findings should be interpreted with caution given their cross-sectional nature.
AB - Exposure to Fifty Shades has been associated with different sexual outcomes in women. In this study, we were particularly interested in understanding if exposure to Fifty Shades, and women’s relationship status, was related to different levels of sexual consent in college women: internal consent (feelings when women consent to sex) and external consent (overt behaviors and verbal communication when they consent to sex). Five hundred and forty female college students, aged between 18 and 25 years, were enrolled in an online survey assessing visual exposure and reading of Fifty Shades, levels of satisfaction with the exposure/reading, and sexual consent. Findings revealed that respondents in the double exposure condition (exposure to the film and books) reported more cues of physical activation and readiness when they consent to sex, as compared with participants in the no exposure condition. Furthermore, respondents enrolled in a relationship reported more safety and comfort, as well as more arousal and readiness than single participants. Findings should be interpreted with caution given their cross-sectional nature.
KW - 50 Shades
KW - College students
KW - Sexual consent
KW - Women
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074367960&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12119-019-09663-x
DO - 10.1007/s12119-019-09663-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074367960
SN - 1095-5143
VL - 24
SP - 764
EP - 780
JO - Sexuality and Culture
JF - Sexuality and Culture
IS - 3
ER -