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PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY
Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 423-439Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00456.x
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- NIAAA NIH HHS [F31 AA016440-02, K99 AA017669, K99 AA017669-01, T32 AA007455] Funding Source: Medline
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Men appear to interpret people's behaviors more sexually than do women. This finding, which has been replicated in scores of studies using it variety of methodological approaches, has been linked to important social concerns, including sexual assault and sexual harassment. This article provides a critical review of the published literature oil gender differences in sexual intent perception, using selective examples to illustrate and summarize the field's major constructs, methodologies, and empirical findings. Theoretical explanations for gender differences in sexual intent perceptions are reviewed. Finally, we highlight the field's remaining issues and make several recommendation is for research directions.
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