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Trauma Diminishes Consent Communication in Older Women
10/20/2025
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Story summary
- Older women with a history of nonconsensual sex report lower willingness and fewer expressions of consent.
- This trend does not apply to women without such experiences or to men.
- The study involved 658 adults from the United States and United Kingdom to examine age and trauma.
- Trauma may diminish a woman's sense of agency and communication about consent over time.
- Limitations include missing data on timing and frequency of trauma.
