| Room 524-A | Sexuality and Relationships Friday, July 15, 2005 Time: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM |
Sexually Overt Approaches in Singles Bars.
Huber, J*,1, Herold, E2, 1 Queen's University department: Medical School, Kingston, Ontario, Canada2 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
ABSTRACT- SEXUALLY OVERT APPROACHES IN SINGLES BARS Jonathan Huber, Queens′s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Edward Herold, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada This is an investigation of sexually overt approach behaviours (SOAB) in the context of singles bars. Naturalistic observations in five Ontario bars were conducted to obtain examples of the types of SOABs occurring there. Additionally, university women (N = 155) ranging in age from 18 to 28 (M = 19.4) were surveyed to measure their attitudes toward and experiences with SOABs in singles bars. Most of the women had experienced SOABs, yet most held attitudes that were not accepting of them. Groping behaviours were the least accepted. Most behaviours were judged as unacceptable, but not as sexual harassment. Using Pearson correlations, five variables, namely Number of Partners, Personal Normative Beliefs Regarding Casual Sex, Cognitive Attitudes toward casual sex, Affective Attitudes Toward casual sex, and Attitudes Toward SOABs were significantly related to experience with SOABs. However, in the regression analysis, only two of the predictor variables, Number of Partners and Attitudes Toward SOABs, were significantly related to experiencing SOABs. Although considered as unacceptable behaviours by many, sexually overt behaviours are a common occurance in singles bars. ---------------------------------- Jonathan Huber, MSc will be the presenter Power Point equipment will be needed
Key words: Sexually, Overt, Approaches, Singles, Bars