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Subjective Expected Utility And Sexual Coercive Behaviors: Examining The Role Of Decision Processes, Alcohol Consumption, And Rape-Supportive Attitudes Among College Males, Antover P. Tuliao
Subjective Expected Utility And Sexual Coercive Behaviors: Examining The Role Of Decision Processes, Alcohol Consumption, And Rape-Supportive Attitudes Among College Males, Antover P. Tuliao
Department of Psychology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Prior studies have established the role of rape-supportive attitudes and alcohol consumption in sexual coercive behaviors among college students. However, less research has examined the role of more proximal variables such as decision processes. Utilizing the subjective expected utility (SEU) model of decision making, this study aimed to examine how decisions are made in a date-rape scenario utilizing a vignette methodology. The SEU model posits that decisions to engage in a behavior are contingent on perceived utility of the action, perceived probability of the utility occurring, perceived cost of the behavior, and the perceived probability of the cost occurring. Higher …