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Correlated study:
The attractiveness of a male 'harasser' determines if the experience is enjoyable or traumatic
Fairchild (2010) conducted an online survey on perceptions of sexual harassment incidents of (N=1,277) relatively young (mean age 28.11) women. The women were given a series of questions from a modified version of the Sexual Experiences Questionnaire (SEQ) (e.g.,"Have you ever experienced unwanted sexual attention or interaction from a stranger?"; "Have you ever experienced catcalls, whistles, or stares from a stranger?") to measure if and/or how often they had been the recipient of such harrassing behaviors.
The participants were then presented with a list of 17 contextual factors including (attractiveness, time of day, race, and location) and asked to select which of the features would make a experience of harassment by a stranger more frightening, which would make the experience more enjoyable, and which would make them more likely to react verbally. It was found that the primary factors that determined how enjoyable or traumatic women found the experience to be were:
- Physical Attractiveness - More attractive men most significantly increased women's enjoyment of the 'harassment'.
- Age - Similar or younger age in relation to the participant increased women's enjoyment of the 'harassment'.
- Race - Different race of man made women more likely to rate it as traumatic.
IN OTHER WORDS, THESE FANTASIES ARE MOST DEFINITELY NOT ABOUT YOU. TALL HANDSOME CHAD ONLY.
