ABSTRACT

Sexual scripts serve as cognitive representations of typical elements of sexual interactions that guide sexual behavior. To the extent that cognitive scripts for consensual sex comprise elements associated with a risk of experiencing nonconsensual sex, they may be indirectly linked to sexual victimization via risky sexual behavior. A longitudinal study with 2,425 college students in Germany (58% female) examined pathways from sexual scripts for consensual sex, sexual behavior, and sexual victimization over three data waves separated by 12-month intervals. Sexual scripts and behavior were defined as risky to the extent that they include known vulnerability factors for sexual victimization (casual sex, alcohol consumption, ambiguous communication of sexual intentions). Path analyses confirmed that more risky sexual scripts prospectively predicted more risky sexual behavior, which predicted higher odds of sexual victimization. The findings held for men and women and participants with exclusively opposite-sex and both same- and opposite-sex contacts. Moreover, reciprocal influences between risky scripts and risky sexual behavior were found over time, confirming the proposed mutual reinforcement of scripts and behavior. The findings have implications for conceptualizing the role of scripts for consensual sex as vulnerability factors for sexual victimization among women and men and may inform intervention efforts.

摘要

性脚本作为指导性行为的性互动典型元素的认知表征。就双方同意的性行为的认知脚本包含与经历非自愿性行为的风险相关的因素而言，它们可能通过危险的性行为与性受害间接相关。一项对德国 2,425 名大学生（58% 为女性）进行的纵向研究在三个数据波中检查了来自性脚本的途径，包括双方同意的性行为、性行为和性受害，间隔 12 个月。性脚本和行为被定义为有风险的，因为它们包括已知的性受害脆弱因素（随意性行为、饮酒、性意图的模棱两可交流）。路径分析证实，更具风险的性脚本前瞻性地预测了风险更高的性行为，从而预测了更高的性受害几率。调查结果适用于男性和女性以及完全异性和同性和异性接触的参与者。此外，随着时间的推移，发现了危险脚本和危险性行为之间的相互影响，证实了拟议的脚本和行为的相互强化。这些发现对将两厢情愿的性行为脚本的作用概念化为女性和男性性受害的脆弱因素具有重要意义，并可能为干预工作提供信息。此外，随着时间的推移，发现了危险脚本和危险性行为之间的相互影响，证实了拟议的脚本和行为的相互强化。这些发现对将两厢情愿的性行为脚本的作用概念化为女性和男性性受害的脆弱因素具有重要意义，并可能为干预工作提供信息。此外，随着时间的推移，发现了危险脚本和危险性行为之间的相互影响，证实了拟议的脚本和行为的相互强化。这些发现对将两厢情愿的性行为脚本的作用概念化为女性和男性性受害的脆弱因素具有重要意义，并可能为干预工作提供信息。