ABSTRACT Sexual consent is a crucial component of any healthy sexual relationship. Women who have experienced sexual trauma are uniquely positioned to provide insight into sexual consent given that they have lived through sexual violence in the form of non-consensual sex and can reflect upon the importance of consent. Forty-one women completed an in-depth semi-structured phone interview and their responses were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The analytic process resulted in the identification of nine themes in total; three related to consent in their current relationship and six related to the communication of needs and wants. Participants were divided between consent within their relationship as 1) explicit; 2) non-explicit; and 3) evolving. In their experience of feeling empowered to voice their needs and wants, participants indicated this to be 1) evolving; 2) requiring vulnerability and safety; 3) a non-negotiable requirement; 4) inherently interpersonal; 5) something that takes work; and 6) involves echoes of shame and trauma. These results highlight the complicated nature of negotiating consent and finding sexual agency. They also provide unique insight into consent and agency in a sample of women who have experienced sexual violence and have shown resilience in their pursuit of a healthy relationship post-sexual trauma.

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有过性创伤史的女性在健康关系中的性同意和性代理

摘要 性同意是任何健康性关系的重要组成部分。经历过性创伤的妇女具有独特的优势，可以深入了解性同意，因为她们经历过以非自愿性行为形式的性暴力，并且可以反思同意的重要性。41 名女性完成了深入的半结构化电话访谈，并使用自反主题分析对她们的回答进行了分析。分析过程总共确定了九个主题；三项与他们当前关系中的同意有关，六项与需求和愿望的交流有关。参与者在其关系中的同意分为 1) 明确的；2) 非明确的；3) 进化。在他们感到有能力表达自己的需求和愿望的经历中，参与者表示这是 1) 不断发展；2) 要求脆弱性和安全性；3) 不可协商的要求；4) 与生俱来的人际关系；5）需要工作的东西；6）涉及羞耻和创伤的回声。这些结果突出了协商同意和寻找性代理的复杂性。他们还对经历过性暴力并在性创伤后追求健康关系方面表现出韧性的女性样本提供了对同意和代理的独特见解。