What happens if I say no: Attitudes and prevalence of emotional coercion in sexual dating relationships

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dc.contributor.advisorMokhtari, Manouchehren_US
dc.contributor.authorSterner-Djangali, Amy Lynnen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-02-04T07:56:14Z
dc.date.available2006-02-04T07:56:14Z
dc.date.issued2005-12-13en_US
dc.description.abstractEmotional coercion is a gray area for many dating couples. This study asked approximately 150 young men and women about their attitudes and experiences with emotional coercion in dating relationships and utilized both a Self-Report Measure and a Scenario Measure containing vignettes about coercion. The findings indicated that, overall, respondents failed to find the use of coercion inappropriate. Respondents found coercion by women to be less appropriate than coercion by men. According to the results, most respondents could not tell the difference between acquiescence and true consent, which may help explain why and how coercion occurs. This study shows that education on this topic is needed for all individuals in order to promote healthier sexual relationships.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3254
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Generalen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Experimentalen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledWomen's Studiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledemotional coercionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledverbal coercionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsexual coercionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddating violenceen_US
dc.titleWhat happens if I say no: Attitudes and prevalence of emotional coercion in sexual dating relationshipsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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