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That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... touch as unhygienic and even invasive, as in the case of sexual harassment, for example. And sequestering ourselves behind phones and ... touch may support health-promoting behaviors by enhancing compliance. Indeed, one study showed that when service staff at a home for the ... / more

Keeping the spark alive: The role of sexual communal motivation

In new relationships, feelings of sexual desire for a partner come relatively easily. But, over time, partners’ sexual interests often change and it can be difficult for couples to keep the ... Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2003). Sexual compliance : Gender , motivational, and  relationship perspectives. ... / more

Can you nonbelieve it: What happens when you do not believe in your memories?

... behaviour? For instance, will nonbelieved memories of sexual abuse influence retractors’ attitudes toward the family members that ... implanted false memories : Memory traces or compliance.  Acta Psychologica, 139, 397–403. Patihis, L., Ho, L. Y., ... / more

Risk assessment tools and criminal reoffending: Does bias determine who is “high risk”?

... and psychiatrists to assess the risk of criminal offending, sexual offending, and violent offending in at least 44 countries [ 4] . These ... [37] Miller, J., & Maloney, C. (2013). Practitioner compliance with risk/needs assessment tools . Criminal Justice and Behavior, ... / more

Understanding Online Child Sexual Abuse and How to Talk to Children About it

... by talking to children about the internet and online sexual abuse. On a cold winter morning in March 2013, a 13-year-old girl ... goals are gaining access to the child, gaining the child’s compliance, and having the child maintain secrecy, to avoid disclosure (17). ... / more

Nuances of Sexual Consent: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

  People keep talking about sexual consent, but what is it? Let’s dive into some recent research and discover that there is more to sexual consent than you might think. Sexual consent is nuanced. ... to sexual activity they want? Opposite to sexual compliance , people can also want sexual activity but not consent to it. ... / more

Context matters: Why women are not worse negotiators than men

... all due to social expectations and gender role compliance. Notably, recent research has become increasingly more fine-grained, ... can, for example, differ depending on women’s sexual orientation or ethnicity, which in turn affects how they are perceived ... / more