男性の感情調節柔軟性と性的暴行の加害
Mitchell Kirwan1, Lilliana Alexandria Mendivil1
1Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso.
Journal of sex research
|February 24, 2026
まとめ
感情調節(ER)の柔軟性は、性的暴行を防ぐのに役立つ可能性があります。柔軟性のないERと高いERの困難は、過去の加害と関連していました。特定のERプロファイルは、柔軟性のないERと組み合わさって、性的暴行を加える高い意図を予測しました。
科学分野:
- 心理学
- 犯罪学
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- 若い男性による性的暴行の加害は、依然として重大な問題です。
- ERの困難と特定のER戦略は、既知のリスク要因です。
- 性的暴行の加害におけるERの柔軟性の役割は、十分に研究されていません。
研究 の 目的:
- ERの柔軟性と性的暴行の関連を調査すること。
- ERの柔軟性が、根本的なERの困難や、その場でのER戦略とどのように相互作用するかを調べること。
- 過去の性的暴行の加害と加害の意図を予測すること。
主な方法:
- 187人の性的に活発な若い男性がアンケートに回答しました。
- 参加者は、怒りを誘発するシナリオと性的な興奮を誘発するシナリオを想像しました。
- ERの柔軟性は、シナリオ全体での戦略の使用によって評価されました。加害の意図が測定されました。
主要な成果:
- 柔軟性のないERと高いERの困難は、過去の性的暴行の増加を予測しました。特定のERプロファイル(意識的な行動が低い、その他は中程度)は、柔軟性のないERと組み合わさって、性的暴行を加える意図の増加を予測しました。ERの柔軟性は、性的暴行を抑制する上で重要な要因であると思われます。
結論:
- ERの柔軟性は、性的暴行の加害を防ぐ上で重要な役割を果たす可能性があります。
- ERの柔軟性をターゲットにすることは、潜在的な介入戦略となる可能性があります。
- 多様なサンプルでのさらなる研究と介入の開発が保証されます。
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