When alerted, psychologists at the City University of Oklahoma both men and women support the belief in women’s symbolic resistance—the idea that women sometimes deny dating sex as a sexual game. work of scientists published In the Journal of Social Psychology.
“People’s desires and drives shape how they perceive the world. In a sense, people see what they want to see. There is also evidence that strong emotions and desires can reduce attentional control and increase impulsivity. Additional evidence suggests that men seek sex when sexually aroused, even under adverse or illegal conditions. For example, aroused men tend to report being more willing to give up the condom. The scientists also noted that they are more likely to support sexual coercion.
The team conducted an online study among 716 heterosexual volunteers, 72.6% of whom were women. In a state of arousal, the subjects wrote a 300-word story about sexual fantasies followed by a very boring history. In a calm state, participants wrote the same two stories in reverse order. Within the scope of the study, the volunteers also stated whether they believed in the symbolic resistance of women.
Men and women in arousal were more likely to say they believed in women’s symbolic resistance. When asked how many times a woman had to say “no”, participants in the aroused state sought a larger number than in a calm state. Therefore, 43% of women approved of male resistance to female rejection compared to 33% of men. In a calm state, 34% of women and 26% of men approve of this practice.
Aroused women were more likely than those who did not support men to use aggressive sexual strategies.
“Sexual arousal changes the attitude towards direct rejections, they are not considered sincere. “Scientists have found that sexual arousal changes people’s perceptions,” he said.