Marshall, Shona (2022) The Effect of Sexual Frustration on Sexual Aggression and the Gender Differences in the Relationship. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In light of the prevalence of sexual aggression, coupled with the cohort of implications for the victim, precipitating factors have been studied extensively. While frustration has been well-established in existing research as a motivating factor for aggression, research has not yet studied the relationship between sexual frustration and sexual aggression. Therefore, this study set out to determine if, in line with the frustration-aggression relationship, sexual frustration would also lead to sexual aggression. In a contemporary approach, both genders were studied simultaneously, and gender differences were explored. Our sample of 116 participants (ages 18-42) was divided into two conditions, namely satiation (masturbation until climax), and frustration (masturbation but not climax was not permitted). Both conditions were asked to watch a sexually explicit video while participating in their assigned condition. Sexual aggression was measured using the Tactics to Obtain Sex Scale, which required participants to rate their likelihood of using sexually coercive methods to obtain sex in a hypothetical situation. A two-way ANOVA of each condition split across gender was conducted. The result indicated that there was no main effect found across the two conditions; thus, sexually frustrated individuals were not more likely to implement sexually aggressive tactics than their satiated counterparts. Moreover, we found no evidence to suggest that men and women differ in their likelihood of implementing sexually aggressive behaviours when sexually frustrated. Despite finding no significant results, this study was successful in creating a preliminary design for studying the effect of sexual frustration on sexual aggression across gender in an experimental context. Keywords: sexual frustration, sexual aggression, frustration-aggression hypothesis, gender differences
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Borg, C. and Lakhsassi, L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Forensic Psychology and Victimology (FP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2022 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2022 09:16 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1417 |
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