Sexual communication is critical to establishing sexual encounters. Sexual script theory has been used to explore how individuals communicate sexual consent and perceive sexual consent cues. Gender differences appear to dictate how consent cues are expressed and interpreted. Using a sample of 309 U.S. heterosexual participants (Mage = 34.6 years, range = 19.3–72.2), we explore how single and partnered women and men interpret and perceive cues for consenting to sexual behaviors in a hypothetical situation. Results revealed that relationship length and sexual self-disclosure did not affect how individuals would communicate sexual consent; gender differences were identified as women reported being more likely to interpret their use of direct forms of communication as consent indications whereas men reported they were more likely to interpret their use of indirect communication strategies as consent indications. Within-subjects analyses suggest that some forms of communication would be interpreted differently depending on if they were to be used by the participant or used by the participant’s partner. Although there is considerable agreement across genders on what classes of behaviors are indicative of consent, differences in the sexual scripts of men and women may contribute to gender differences in consent. Given these gender and within-subjects’ differences, further research is needed to explore the nuances of sexual communication.

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性同意：在假设的异性恋情境中，关系、性别和性自我披露如何影响性同意的信号和解释线索

性交流对于建立性接触至关重要。性脚本理论已被用于探索个人如何传达性同意和感知性同意暗示。性别差异似乎决定了如何表达和解释同意线索。使用 309 名美国异性恋参与者（法师 = 34.6 岁，范围 = 19.3–72.2）的样本，我们探讨了单身和有伴侣的女性和男性如何解释和感知在假设情况下同意性行为的线索。结果显示，关系长度和性自我表露不会影响个人如何传达性同意；性别差异被确定为女性报告更可能将其使用直接沟通形式解释为同意指示，而男性报告他们更有可能将其使用间接沟通策略解释为同意指示。受试者内分析表明，某些形式的交流将根据它们是由参与者使用还是由参与者的合作伙伴使用而有不同的解释。尽管在哪些类型的行为表明同意的问题上，性别之间存在相当大的共识，但男性和女性的性行为脚本的差异可能会导致同意的性别差异。鉴于这些性别和受试者内部的差异，需要进一步研究以探索性交流的细微差别。