Situational and Dispositional Determinants of College Men’s Perception of Women’s Sexual Desire and Consent to Sex: A Factorial Vignette Analysis

Sexual victimization of women by men on college campuses is a growing societal concern, with research identifying a host of situational and characterological factors that may predict men’s likelihood to engage in sexual misconduct. In the present study, we examined the relative contribution and pote...

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Main Author: Lofgreen, Ashton M. (Author)
Contributors: Mattson, Richard E. ; Wagner, Samantha A. ; Ortiz, Edwin G. ; Johnson, Matthew D.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
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