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O efeito da ativação sexual na tomada de perspetiva em situações de coerção sexual subtil
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O objetivo principal do presente estudo foi avaliar o efeito da ativação sexual na
compreensão e interpretação de situações de coerção sexual subtil. A hipótese proposta foi que
a ativação sexual dificulta a leitura das pistas referentes ao consentimento sexual e
consequentemente impacte a tomada de perspetiva do outro e a interpretação dos seus desejos,
favorecendo a persistência de comportamentos coercivos subtis. A metodologia foi transversal,
com design quasi-experimental. Foram avaliados 61 participantes, divididos entre Grupo de
Controlo (N = 30) e Grupo Experimental (N = 31), entre 18 e 45 anos, falantes de português e
em relacionamentos. Excluíram-se participantes com histórico de doença psiquiátrica ou
neurológica grave. A recolha de dados foi feita por meio de amostragem por conveniência,
através da plataforma PsyToolkit. Manipulou-se a ativação sexual através de um priming de
áudio, cuja eficácia foi avaliada através das respostas dos participantes. Criou-se uma história
de coerção sexual subtil para avaliar a capacidade dos participantes de interpretar pistas
contextuais, após a exposição ao priming. Os grupos podem ser considerados estatisticamente
iguais relativamente às possíveis covariáveis em estudo (IRI, RMET e CTS). Uma ANOVA
Fatorial constatou que não foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre
os grupos nas variáveis da história. Refutou-se, então, a hipótese proposta, não sendo possível
afirmar que a ativação sexual afeta significativamente a tomada de perspetiva e a interpretação
de pistas contextuais em situações de coerção sexual subtil. Contudo, o Grupo de Controlo
apresenta médias superiores nas três variáveis relacionadas à história. Acredita-se que,
sobretudo, problemas metodológicos possam ter colaborado para este resultado, como o facto
do estudo ter sido realizado online e a construção dos instrumentos carecer de análises mais
elaboradas. Recomenda-se repetir este estudo no futuro, a fim de ultrapassar os obstáculos
metodológicos e dar sequência à investigação da alta prevalência da coerção sexual subtil.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sexual activation on the understanding and interpretation of situations of subtle sexual coercion. The proposed hypothesis was that sexual activation makes it difficult to read the clues regarding sexual consent and consequently impacts the other person's perspective-taking and interpretation of their desires, thus favoring the persistence of subtle coercive behaviors. The methodology was cross-sectional, with a quasi-experimental design. A total of 61 participants were assessed, divided into the Control Group (N = 30) and the Experimental Group (N = 31), aged between 18 and 45, portuguese speakers and in relationships. Participants with history of severe psychiatric or neurological illness were excluded. Data was collected by convenience sampling using the PsyToolkit platform. Sexual activation was manipulated through audio priming, and its effectiveness was evaluated through participants responses. A story of subtle sexual coercion was created to assess the participants' ability to interpret contextual clues after exposure to priming. The groups can be considered statistically equal regarding to the possible covariates under study (IRI, RMET and CTS). A factorial ANOVA found that there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in the history variables. The proposed hypothesis was therefore refuted, and it was not possible to state that sexual activation significantly affects perspectivetaking and the interpretation of contextual clues in situations of subtle sexual coercion. However, the Control Group showed higher averages in the three history-related variables. It is believed that methodological problems may have contributed to this result, such as the fact that the study was carried out online and the construction of the instruments lacked more elaborate analysis. It is recommended to repeat this study in the future in order to overcome the methodological obstacles and continue the investigation into the high prevalence of subtle sexual coercion.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sexual activation on the understanding and interpretation of situations of subtle sexual coercion. The proposed hypothesis was that sexual activation makes it difficult to read the clues regarding sexual consent and consequently impacts the other person's perspective-taking and interpretation of their desires, thus favoring the persistence of subtle coercive behaviors. The methodology was cross-sectional, with a quasi-experimental design. A total of 61 participants were assessed, divided into the Control Group (N = 30) and the Experimental Group (N = 31), aged between 18 and 45, portuguese speakers and in relationships. Participants with history of severe psychiatric or neurological illness were excluded. Data was collected by convenience sampling using the PsyToolkit platform. Sexual activation was manipulated through audio priming, and its effectiveness was evaluated through participants responses. A story of subtle sexual coercion was created to assess the participants' ability to interpret contextual clues after exposure to priming. The groups can be considered statistically equal regarding to the possible covariates under study (IRI, RMET and CTS). A factorial ANOVA found that there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in the history variables. The proposed hypothesis was therefore refuted, and it was not possible to state that sexual activation significantly affects perspectivetaking and the interpretation of contextual clues in situations of subtle sexual coercion. However, the Control Group showed higher averages in the three history-related variables. It is believed that methodological problems may have contributed to this result, such as the fact that the study was carried out online and the construction of the instruments lacked more elaborate analysis. It is recommended to repeat this study in the future in order to overcome the methodological obstacles and continue the investigation into the high prevalence of subtle sexual coercion.
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Coerção sexual Tomada de perspetiva Ativação sexual Priming