Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Sexual health education (SHE), specifically formal SHE, can play a key role in offering individuals the necessary information, motivation, and skills needed to maintain and improve their sexual health. This study used a survey-based approach to explore the relationship between Canadians' (N = 675) perceived quality of SHE and their feelings and behaviours related to sexual consent… more Full Text: THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION ON SEXUAL COMMUNICATION AND CONSENT NEGOTIATION A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science …
Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The purpose of the current study was to explore virginity loss experiences in lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals (LGB), specifically those who have had both a sexual experience with a member of a different sex and a member of the same sex. This phenomenon is what the current study is defining as second virginity loss. Participants consisted of 645 LGB self-identified individuals, the… more Full Text: The First Time…A Second Time: Experiences of Second Virginity Loss in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Sexual assertiveness encompasses skills in refusing unwanted sexual situations and bringing about wanted sexual situations. Measures of sexual assertiveness typically assess both refusal and initiation aspects, yet there is a dearth of research examining these skills in relation to one another. The present study examined the relationship between these skillsets in women, exploring… more Full Text: ASSERTING SEXUAL (DIS)INTEREST: HOW DO WOMEN’S CAPABILITIES DIFFER? A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The present study examined the understanding and behaviours relating to sexual consent on, and offline among men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexual men internationally using a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach. Men of both sexual orientation groups presented challenges with negotiating sexual consent, and this was especially true if they scored higher on aggressive… more Full Text: TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, Canada “JUST SAY YES” - SEXUAL CONSENT AND BOUNDARY SETTING ON-AND OFFLINE: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF MEN OF VARYING SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS A thesis submitted to the committee of Graduate Studies in partial …
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>How one identifies their nonconsensual sexual experiences (NSE) and</p><p>cognitively integrates the experience into their sexual schemas may affect how individuals perceive and negotiate sexual consent. Previous research has demonstrated that both the method of quantifying NSEs and the labels used to describe NSEs yield different results in psychosexual outcomes associated… more Full Text: SEXUAL CONSENT: THE ROLE OF NONCONSENSUAL SEXUAL EXPERIENCES, IDENTIFICATION, AND AFFECTIVE SEXUALITY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis examined the applicability of the sexual self-control model to men, which resulted in the creation and analysis of a new two-dimensional sexual double standard scale. In Study 1, a sample of 124 men completed the Self-Control Schedule assessing general learned resourcefulness, the Sexual Resourcefulness Inventory, Sexual Self-efficacy Scale, Reasons for Consenting to Unwanted… more Full Text: Application of the Sexual Self-Control Model and the Two-Dimensional Sexual Double Standard Scale to Heterosexual Undergraduate Men and Women A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree …
