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ERIC Number: EJ733140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec
Pages: 11
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-6843
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Women's Responses to Unwanted Sexual Advances: The Role of Alcohol and Inhibition Conflict
Davis, Kelly Cue; George, William H.; Norris, Jeanette
Psychology of Women Quarterly, v28 n4 p333-343 Dec 2004
In this study we investigated how alcohol consumption affects women's responses to unwanted sexual advances in a hypothetical dating situation. Sixty female social drinkers participated in a 2 times 2 between-subjects experiment, which examined the effects of moderate alcohol intoxication and relationship characteristics on behavioral responses to unwanted sexual advances. Hypotheses were tested regarding the influence of inhibition conflict on intoxicated participants. As predicted, intoxicated women were more likely than sober women to consent to their dating partner's sexual advances in high conflict situations. Additionally, alcohol consumption increased women's estimated likelihood of responding passively. These findings aid in explicating the relationship between alcohol consumption and women's increased vulnerability to sexual assault.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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