"They Don't Have the Right to Be Touching Girls": Understanding Middle School Students' Consent Scripts

Autor/inn/en	Ewing, Eve L.; Khatri, Sanya M.; Irsheid, Sireen B.; Castleberry, Leah Y.
Titel	"They Don't Have the Right to Be Touching Girls": Understanding Middle School Students' Consent Scripts
Quelle	In: Teachers College Record, 124 (2022) 12, S.3-34 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-4681
DOI	10.1177/01614681231153180
Schlagwörter	Sexual Harassment; Middle School Students; Student Attitudes; Grade 7; Grade 8; Congruence (Psychology); Interpersonal Relationship; Empathy; Social Influences; Masculinity; Friendship; Early Adolescents; Sexual Abuse; Social Behavior; Behavior Standards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexuelle Belästigung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Congruence; Psychology; Kongruenz; Psychologie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Empathie; Sozialer Einfluss; Männlichkeit; Freundschaft; Sexueller Missbrauch; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten
Abstract	Background/Context: Research suggests that sexual harassment and assault are distressingly common occurrences in middle school settings. However, prevention efforts have largely focused on secondary and post-secondary settings. While research-based initiatives to discuss consent could be effective, currently there is a dearth of literature on middle school students' beliefs or attitudes on consent and sexual assault, which could inform such initiatives. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: Using the concept of "consent scripts," this study asks: How do seventh- and eighth-grade students define, proscribe, understand, and operationalize consent as a concept? Research Design: We surveyed 177 middle school students about their ideas regarding consent and their analysis of scenarios of dubious consent, and conducted follow-up in-depth semi-structured interviews with 66 of the participants. Conclusions/Recommendations: We identify four consent scripts prevalent among middle school students (1) consent works differently within relationships; (2) seeking consent is a form of empathy; (3) acts of seeking or violating consent are informed by norms of masculinity; and (4) close friends will respect norms of consent. These findings can inform sexual assault prevention and intervention efforts in the middle school context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01