Legal scholars and psychological researchers have identified the visceral state of sexual arousal as a potential contributing factor to the perpetration of sexual violence. Visceral states such as sexual arousal might systematically influence social perception and perhaps lead to misinterpretations of behavior, such as overestimates of others' willingness to have sex. The current study used an experimental design to assess effects of sexual arousal and relationship status on men's perceptions of the extent to which women's behaviors indicate sexual willingness. Our manipulation of sexual arousal was successful only among single men. Among these single men, sexual arousal was associated with ratings of the extent to which women's behaviors indicate sexual willingness. We consider explanations for why men in relationships responded differently to manipulations of sexual arousal and how this effect might contribute to equivocal findings in this literature. Results suggested that sexually aroused single men are uniquely motivated to misinterpret women's sexual willingness. These findings underscored the importance of interventions that identify and address the sources of sexual misunderstanding.

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性唤起、关系状态和男性对女性性意愿的评价之间的关系：对研究和实践的启示

法律学者和心理学研究人员已经将性唤起的本能状态确定为性暴力实施的潜在促成因素。诸如性唤起之类的本能状态可能会系统地影响社会认知，并可能导致对行为的误解，例如高估他人发生性行为的意愿。目前的研究使用实验设计来评估性唤起和关系状态对男性对女性行为表明性意愿程度的看法的影响。我们对性唤起的操纵只在单身男性中成功。在这些单身男性中，性唤起与女性行为表明性意愿的程度有关。我们考虑解释为什么恋爱中的男性对性唤起的操纵反应不同，以及这种影响如何导致本文献中模棱两可的发现。结果表明，性唤起的单身男性具有独特的动机来曲解女性的性意愿。这些发现强调了识别和解决性误解根源的干预措施的重要性。