Sexual Intent Perceptions: The Role of Perceiver Experience and the Real‐Person Reduction1 |
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| Authors: | Kristen P Lindgren William H George Yuichi Shoda |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle;2. 2Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kristen Lindgren, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 354694, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 306C, Seattle, WA 98105‐6099. E‐mail:;3. University of Washington, Seattle |
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| Abstract: | What factors influence the amount of sexual intention accorded to a person's behavior? A perceiver's gender and personal experiences, and the nature of the relationship with the perceived were investigated. Two findings emerged. First, perceiver sexual and dating experiences predicted perceptions in addition to and independent of perceiver gender, but only for a “self” target. Second, hypothetical targets were perceived more sexually relative to targets that represented real people. These findings extended previous research suggesting that features of targets and perceivers in addition to gender are predictive of sexual perceptions. These target features (e.g., “self” vs. other, “real” vs. hypothetical) have distinct influences on sexual perceptions, suggesting that the choice of a target in research studies should be considered carefully. |
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