A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Women's Experiences of Internalized Sociocultural Sexual Pressure.

Sexual coercion occurs when a person applies pressure to force another person to have unwanted sex. Yet, sociocultural expectations may also impact women's sexual consent/refusal behaviors in the absence of partner pressure. We conducted a qualitative meta-synthesis to investigate factors contributing to incongruent sexual decision-making (i.

"I'm Not Experienced … Please Send Advice": Teens Seeking Information and Advice About Sexual Behaviors on Reddit.

Teens commonly use the internet for seeking information about sex and sexual relationships, particularly in the absence of comprehensive sex education from offline sources. The social media platform, Reddit, has become a popular forum for teens seeking information about sex from peers, due to its culture of anonymity. To explore teens' use of Reddit for this purpose, we asked: We performed qualitative content analysis with secondary, publicly available social media posts ( = 180) from a large community on Reddit (r/teenrelationships) designed for teens to ask questions about relationships.

Observed Instagram use and satisfaction with life: Associations with received communications and exploration of others' content after posting a selfie.

Over 70% of Americans use social media platforms, like Instagram. With this high prevalence, researchers have investigated the relationship between social media use and psychological well-being. Extant research has yielded mixed results, however, as most measures of social media use are self-reported and focus on amount of use.

BARRIERS TO REPORTING AND LACK OF EQUITABLE SUPPORT: ABORTION ACCESS FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM EXPERIENCING RAPE-RELATED PREGNANCY POST-ROE.

Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, individuals with autism experience unique barriers to accessing abortion for rape-related pregnancies in states restricting reproductive health care. Barriers to reporting rape include inadequate sex education which contributes to a lack of information about sexual violence (SV), difficulties labeling and recognizing SV, and potential difficulties navigating the role of a caregiver or conservator when reporting SV.

Rape Myth Acceptance in a Community Sample of Adult Women in the Post #MeToo Era.

Rape myth acceptance (RMA) is commonly targeted in anti-rape activism (e.g., the #MeToo Movement) and prevention work due to its association with perpetration, risk of victimization, survivor outcomes, and injustices in the criminal legal system.

Gender, romantic relationships and sexual health in Mexico: Parents' experiences of discussion with their children.

A focus on promoting sexual health and preventing sexual violence remains largely unaddressed in most evidence-based parenting prevention programmes, despite the promise of success in addressing these topics after foundational parenting practices have been strengthened. The primary objective of this study was to understand how Mexican family and gender values shape the way families in Mexico City approach discussion of sexual health and violence with their adolescent children. The goal was to inform the development of a culturally relevant sexual health promotion and violence prevention module to add to an existing parenting intervention.

"They are Assuming That We are Going to Accuse Them of Rape, and We are Assuming That They are Going to Rape us": A Developmental Perspective on Emerging Adults' Consent Conversations Post #MeToo.

Prevalence of sexual assault remains high on American college campuses, and sexual consent education is lacking within school-based sexual health education programming. Much empirical research has aimed to reduce sexual violence through a deeper understanding of college students' perceptions of sexual consent. However, researchers have not yet examined the impact of broader social discourse, such as that initiated by the #MeToo movement, on emerging adults' conceptualizations of sexual consent.

Slutpage Use Among U.S. College Students: The Secret and Social Platforms of Image-Based Sexual Abuse.

The phenomenon of "slutpages," tied to high schools, fraternities, and the military, used to post, share, and comment on nude and semi-nude images of women, has emerged in mass media. To our knowledge, this is the first study to empirically investigate slutpage use behaviors including: visiting slutpages, posting nude images/videos online without consent, and using a vault app to store/share nude images. We conducted a survey of undergraduate college students attending a large Midwestern university in the U.

Hookup experiences and feelings of regret: The effects of gender, college context, and hookup characteristics.

To examine how specific aspects of a hookup are related to feelings of regret among college students, and how these patterns vary by gender and college context. Freshmen and sophomore men ( = 92) and women ( = 283) from a Midwestern university and community college. Participants answered questions about their most recent hookup and feelings of regret.