Why Some Women Consent to Unwanted Sex With a Dating Partner: Insights from Attachment Theory

By E. Impett, L. A. Peplau. 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Approach and Avoidance Motives and Close Relationships (2012, background): “…in their romantic relationships focused on avoiding negative outcomes such as conflict, tension, or a partner’s loss of interest in the relationship, as well as to obtain positive outcomes such as increased intimacy (Impett & Gordon, 2010; Impett, Gordon, & Strachman, 2008; Impett & Peplau, 2002).”
A Gendered Approach to Adolescent Dating Violence: Conceptual and Methodological Issues (2009, background): “It is also possible that both women and men yield to the pressure to engage in sex, that is, consent to unwanted sex (Impett & Peplau, 2002).”
“I can’t get no satisfaction”: Insecure attachment, inhibited sexual communication, and sexual dissatisfaction (2006, background): “…status may account for a variety of sex-related feelings and behaviors associated with insecure attachment, such as engaging in unwanted sex (Davis, Follette, & Vernon, 2001; Impett & Peplau, 2002), sexual coercion (Davis, 2004, 2006), and risky sexual behaviors (Feeney & Noller, 2004).”
Associations between insecure attachment and sexual experiences (2004, background): “Impett and Peplau (2002) found support for mediation in that a partial explanatory factor linking anxiety and consenting to unwanted sexual activities is a large discrepancy between the women’s and their partners’ relationship commitments (i.”
Approach and avoidance sexual motives: Implications for personal and interpersonal well-being (2005, methodology): “…in an illustrative study of college women in dating relationships, common motives for compliant sex included wanting to satisfy a partner s needs, to promote intimacy in the relationship, to avoid tension, and to prevent a partner from losing interest in the relationship (Impett & Peplau, 2002).”
Women’s Sexual Compliance with Male Dating Partners: Associations with Investment in Ideal Womanhood and Romantic Well-Being (2009, methodology): “Sexual compliance was assessed using three items used in past research (Gentzler and Kerns 2004; Impett and Peplau 2002 ).”
Attachment and daily sexual goals: A study of dating couples (2008, background): “…orientations also shape their attitudes and behaviors in sexual situa- tions (e.g., Birnbaum et al., 2006; Gillath & Schachner, 2006; Tracy, Shaver, Albino, & Cooper, 2003), as well as their goals for engaging in sex (e.g., Davis et al., 2004; Impett & Peplau, 2002; Schachner & Shaver, 2004).”