Thousands of studies have confirmed that men are more likely to "gaze at the body of the opposite sex"! associated with sexual assault risk
No matter what the situation, it is generally considered impolite to continue to stare at the other person’s body. A recent study published in the “Journal Archives of Sexual Behavior” even pointed out that people who like “body gaze” are more likely to develop “sexual assault” behavior with a high probability, and there is no difference between men and women. It can be regarded as a kind of Observational studies of behavioral tendencies.
Men are more likely to stare at “other people’s bodies”? Women prefer “overall feel”
Edith Cowan University in Australia conducted two experiments to capture the real reactions of subjects when they gazed at each other’s bodies. The first experiment used “eye tracking base” to measure the reaction of 167 heterosexual subjects to “neatly dressed” and “revealingly dressed” pictures.
The experimental results showed that male subjects mostly focused on the body of the female picture instead of the face, and this was true regardless of whether the picture was neatly dressed or revealing. On the contrary, the female subjects showed no difference, and their eyes fell evenly on the head and body of the male Tuka.
Second, the research team asked more than 1,000 heterosexual subjects to report their body gazing behavior towards the opposite sex through a questionnaire, with scoring criteria such as “Once I notice an attractive man/woman’s body, it is difficult for me not to look at it” He/She", or “Wherever I am, I stare at the body of a man/woman” and so on. Surveys show that men are more likely to stare at a woman’s body than her face; women are not this inclined.
The questionnaire report also found that men who tend to gaze at women’s bodies are more likely to think that women are “willing to have sex with them” or “are willing to be treated roughly”, and even more likely that “women take pleasure in intense sex”, “women The inner desire to be sexually violated” and other thoughts. Interestingly, positive correlation results were obtained even when the male and female roles were reversed, but the association was stronger for men.
Is excessive body gaze related to sexual assault? Expert: There is a correlation between men and women
Study author Ross Hollett pointed out that excessive body gaze is likely to be a “danger signal.” Staring behavior may be associated with thoughts of sexual assault, although given common stereotypes of sexual assault (e.g., male perpetrators and female victims); interestingly, this phenomenon also occurs in women.
Hollet also said that from the questionnaire survey, it can be seen that the public is still generally stuck in the concept of “the victim is guilty”, and men are especially obvious towards women. For example, if a woman is sexually assaulted after wearing revealing clothing, it will be considered that she “brings it to herself.” This idea may encourage the occurrence of sexual assault. “So understanding how the sexes view each other’s bodies could help deter potential criminal behavior!”
Hollett believes that in order to dilute the “colored filter” that men and women have on each other, the direction that needs to be improved is still the issue setting of “mainstream media”. He said that film and television culture tends to portray women as “objects to be pursued”, while men should “attack bravely”, which can easily lead to misunderstandings on both sides.
“Although many politicians, film and television stars are currently publicly committed to gender equality, when it comes to issues of sexual assault and sexual violence, there may still be a long way to go before the genders can achieve substantive equality,” Hollett said.
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