ABSTRACT

Sexual scripts and consent communication methods are seldom explored outside of heterosexual, cisgender relationships. To date, little research has been conducted to determine how sexual and gender minority (SGM) students conceptualize and communicate consent. This study explored SGM undergraduate students’ (n = 81) sexual consent communication scripts using open-ended survey items. We conducted a thematic freelisting analysis to assess the domains of consent and non-consent scripts using Smith’s Salience Score (S). Salient indicators of consent were verbal communication (S = .31; 38%); however, more specific forms of verbal communication were listed as a spectrum, including: asking (a request, S = .16; 23%), saying (a statement, S = .16; 20%), and telling (a command, S = .10; 13%). The most salient indicators of verbal non-consent were on a similar spectrum: saying no (S = .42; 9%), verbal communication broadly (S = .23; 27%), and telling no (S = .06; 7%). Salient physical indicators of both consent and non-consent also followed a spectrum in their descriptions. Future research among SGM college students should explore the meanings, patterns, and differences in consent communication and sexual scripts.

摘要

在异性恋、顺性关系之外很少探索性脚本和同意交流方法。迄今为止，很少有研究来确定性和性别少数 (SGM) 学生如何概念化和传达同意。本研究使用开放式调查项目探索了 SGM 本科生 (n = 81) 的性同意沟通脚本。我们进行了主题自由列表分析，以使用 Smith 的显着性评分 ( S )评估同意和非同意脚本的领域。同意的显着指标是口头交流（S = .31；38%）；然而，更具体的口头交流形式被列为一个频谱，包括：询问（请求，S= .16; 23%）、说（陈述，S = 0.16；20%）和告诉（命令，S = .10；13%）。口头不同意的最显着指标在一个类似的范围内：说不（S = .42；9%）、广泛的口头交流（S = .23；27%）和说不（S = .06；7 %）。同意和不同意的显着身体指标在他们的描述中也遵循一个范围。未来对 SGM 大学生的研究应该探索同意交流和性脚本的含义、模式和差异。