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Women's Experiences Of Sexual Attention: A Cross-Sectional Study Of U.S. University Students, Samantha Gregus, Christina Rummell, Thomas Rankin, Ronald Levant
Women's Experiences Of Sexual Attention: A Cross-Sectional Study Of U.S. University Students, Samantha Gregus, Christina Rummell, Thomas Rankin, Ronald Levant
Ronald F Levant
This cross-sectional investigation of women's experiences of sexual attention examined the role of dispositional and situational variables in how women experienced sexual attention (as positive, negative, or neutral). Methods: Participants were 350U.S. college women recruited from undergraduate psychology courses. They completed questionnaires on objectified body consciousness, social physique anxiety, self-esteem, body esteem, and social desirability. A subset (N = 275) also reported retrospectively on experiences with sexual attention in 1 of 4 contexts: at a bar/club, at a gym, at school, or at work. It was hypothesized that the context where sexual attention occurs would be associated with how positive …