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Attitudes Toward Sexual and Digital Consent and Institutional Distrust as Determinants of Gender-Based Violence Prevention: Evidence from an Urban Adult Population
Gender-based and sexual violence are major public health concerns, and norms about consent are central to their prevention. This study examines how attitudes toward sexual consent relate to digital sexual consent and to the occasional feeling of distrust in public consent campaigns and institutions. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey embedded in the evaluation of a municipal consent campaign in Zaragoza (Spain). Adults (N = 404; 56.7% women) completed a 14-item short version of the Sexual Consent Scale–Revised, two items on digital sexual consent, and three items on institutional reluctance (perceived “sermonizing” tone, distrust in effectiveness, and lack of personal identification with the message). Correlation and multiple regression models with robust standard errors were estimated, controlling for gender, age, education, income, relationship status, and social media use. Attitudes toward sexual consent were strongly and positively associated with digital sexual consent. Gender was the most consistent sociodemographic correlate: men showed less egalitarian attitudes than women across all consent measurements. Institutional reluctance was systematically related to less supportive consent attitudes: perceiving institutional messages as exaggerated or personally irrelevant predicted lower support for sexual and digital consent norms, whereas trust in the campaign’s effectiveness was associated with more egalitarian attitudes. The findings support the continuity between sexual and digital consent and highlight gender and institutional trust as key determinants for the prevention of gender-based and sexual violence. Public health and social policies should integrate digital consent into consent education and co-design campaigns that minimize defensive reactions and rebuild trust in institutions.
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Putney : a novel
An inappropriate bond between the preadolescent daughter of a famous novelist and a rising 1970s London composer twenty years her senior intensifies into a predatory affair, in a tale told from three perspectives.
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Standing Up to Sexism: Does Challenging Sexist Comments Have Transformational Benefits in How Women Value Themselves and Other Women?
Research suggests that challenging sexist comments may mitigate its negative effects and may even have some positive effects, but the nature of this association is unclear: is it causal or a mere correlational artefact? Across three studies, we examined whether challenging sexist comments relates to how women value themselves and other women. We hypothesised that challenging sexist comments may have a transformative effect, a moderating effect, or no effect, merely reflecting pre-existing beliefs. Studies 1a, 1b, and 2 found that women who challenged sexist comments valued sexual consent more and accepted gender inequality and rape myths less. However, these effects disappeared when accounting for baseline sexism, suggesting that women with less sexist attitudes were more likely to challenge sexist comments – and already hold these values. Study 3 confirmed this, showing that challengers and those who wanted to challenge held similar attitudes, while non-challengers valued themselves and other women less. These findings question the assumption that challenging sexism has immediate transformative benefits – but the possibility remains that repeated acts of challenging would have stronger effects. Instead, our findings suggest that women who confront sexism are likely to have pre-existing egalitarian beliefs. For educators, activists, and policymakers, strategies to reduce sexist attitudes and fostering cultural and psychological change is paramount instead of simply placing the onus on women’s individual acts of resistance.
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Understanding consent
\"This ... resource teaches readers exactly what consent means and how they can set clear boundaries, not only in their love lives, but in everyday life. The narrative emphasizes crucial points for readers, such as listening to their own body and mind, establishing what is comfortable for them, and recognizing that their voice should be heard and understood\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Sexual Prohibitions on Sexually Ableist Grounds: A Conceptual Analysis Critiquing “Capacity to Sexual Consent” Policies
Sexual relationships are central to many people’s satisfaction and well-being in life. However, Capacity to Sexual Consent (CTSC) policies can abridge the right to intimate relationships among people labeled with intellectual disability (ID). Assuming the inalienability of human rights and with particular focus on ID-labeled women, this conceptual analysis offers a three-part critique of CTSC policy and associated standards of practice. First, CTSC requirements are
unattainable
for many due to systemic deficiencies. Inequities in both assessment practices and the broader conditions of ID-labeled women’s lives pose numerous impediments to meeting CTSC stipulations. Second, policies of sexual prohibition are often
ineffectual
in forestalling sexual violation and can paradoxically exacerbate women’s sexual vulnerability. Third, the requirements of CTSC are
unjust
because they pose a discriminatory double-standard for ID-labeled women. Moreover, the standards compound the injustices women already experience by responding to sexist and ableist conditions with rights abridgment. To uphold sexual rights, I propose a replacement CTSC policy guided by tenets of Nussbaum’s (2011) Capability Approach. I argue that such a policy can counteract the substantial sexual vulnerability women experience while simultaneously upholding their right to direct their sexual lives.
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Women’s Sexual Consent: Potential Implications for Sexual Satisfaction
Purpose of the Review
Sexual consent may be associated with women’s sexual satisfaction and correlates of sexual satisfaction; however, this relationship is understudied. We conducted a review of research assessing women’s internal consent (i.e., feelings related to the decision to consent to sex), external consent communication, and their potential relationship with sexual satisfaction or correlates of sexual satisfaction.
Recent Findings
Relationship status may influence women’s internal consent, external consent communication, and sexual satisfaction. Women’s internal consent feelings, but not their external consent communication, appear related to sexual satisfaction. However, external consent communication used by women’s sexual partners is related with women’s own internal consent feelings.
Summary
While preliminary findings from studies indicated that women’s internal consent feelings and their partners’ communication may influence their sexual satisfaction. Moving forward, researchers may consider more directly investigating the associations these consent constructs have with women’s sexual satisfaction. Research should also adopt more advanced and purposeful methodological designs to assess the relationship sexual consent has with sexual satisfaction.
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Sexual Abuse vs. Sexual Freedom? A Legal Approach to the Age of Sexual Consent in Adolescents in Spanish-Speaking Countries
Child and adolescent sexual abuse (CSA) is an international public health problem. Despite the importance of CSA, there is no consensus definition, and the lack of consensus is related to difficulties in conducting prevalence studies as well as research in other areas. To establish a consensual definition, legal aspects such as the age of sexual consent and the difference in age or power between victim and aggressor as well as aspects related to sexual freedom and sexual indemnity must be considered. Therefore, the main goal of this research was to analyze the age of sexual consent in the legal systems of Spanish-speaking countries and to examine whether the Romeo and Juliet clause is established. To achieve the proposed aims, we employed the legal interpretation method, and we analyzed the current Criminal Codes of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries. From the results, it is found that the age of sexual consent varies between countries, establishing valid sexual consent between 13 and 18 years. In addition, only six countries have the Romeo and Juliet clause that protects sexual freedom in adolescents. Finally, we discussed the lack of consensus on the age of sexual consent and the limitations presented by the Romeo and Juliet clause.
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