Explicit Verbal Sexual Consent Communication: Effects of Gender,Relationship Status,and Type of Sexual Behavior |
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| Authors: | Malachi Willis Mary Hunt Alicia Wodika Darson L Rhodes Jessica Goodman Kristen N Jozkowski |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA;2. Department of Health Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA;3. Department of Public Health and Health Education, State University of New York, The College at Brockport, Brockport, NY, USA;4. Middle Grades, Secondary and Specialized Subjects, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, USA;5. Gender and Reproduction, The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Bloomington, IN, USA |
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| Abstract: | Objectives: College students believe that they are supposed to be explicit and verbal in their sexual consent communication. We examined various contexts to determine when sexual consent is likely to be communicated explicitly and verbally. Method: We surveyed U.S. college students’ (n?=?707) sexual consent communication. Results: We identified contexts when explicit verbal consent cues are less likely—when the person is a woman, when the sexual relationship is casual, and when the sexual behavior is not vaginal-penile intercourse. Conclusions: If sexual consent is contextual, that means communicating consent should not ever be taken for granted. |
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| Keywords: | Sexual consent affirmative consent sexual communication college students |
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