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Momentary versus Retrospective Sexual Consent Perceptions.

Malachi Willis¹, Kristen N Jozkowski²

¹Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. malachi.willis@gla.ac.uk.

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Summary

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Sexual consent perception differs between real-time and recalled experiences. Participants showed a hindsight bias for making out but not for other sexual behaviors, highlighting consent as an ongoing process.

Keywords:

Affirmative consent Hindsight bias Sexual consent

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Sociology
Human Sexuality

Background:

Sexual consent perception is crucial for understanding sexual interactions.
Previous research suggests consent perceptions can evolve during a sexual encounter.
Limited quantitative data exists comparing real-time versus recalled consent perceptions.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantitatively compare momentary (real-time) and retrospective (recalled) sexual consent perceptions.
To investigate whether a hindsight bias influences retrospective consent judgments.
To examine how different types of sexual behaviors affect consent perception recall.

Main Methods:

A quantitative study design using a staggered vignette protocol.
Participants (n=962) rated fictional characters' sexual consent at the moment and retrospectively.
Comparison of momentary consent perceptions with retrospective consent perceptions across various sexual behaviors.

Main Results:

Momentary and retrospective consent perceptions differed significantly, varying by sexual behavior type.
A hindsight bias was observed for "making out," with retrospective perceptions indicating willingness earlier.
Contrary to hypotheses, participants did not retrospectively perceive earlier willingness for other sexual behaviors (oral, vaginal, anal sex).

Conclusions:

Sexual consent perception is dynamic and context-dependent.
The hindsight bias in consent perception is specific to certain sexual behaviors.
Findings support conceptualizing sexual consent as a continuous, evolving process rather than a single event.