Sexual power imbalances can have a significant impact on both long-term relational autonomy and agency, affecting how individuals interact with each other and make choices in their relationships. In...
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: Understanding the impact of sexual power imbalance on relationships
Sexual Coercion/Pressure refers to non-consensual sexual activity forced upon another individual through physical force, threats, blackmail, manipulation, intoxication, or other means. It can take...
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: Understanding sexual coercion: its effects on mental & relational health
Sexual coercion is when one person pressures another to have sex without their consent. This can take many forms including threats, blackmail, physical force, emotional manipulation, or simply...
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: Exploring sexual coercion, its psychological consequences and how to identify it
Sexual dynamics are often discussed in terms of attraction, desire, pleasure, and satisfaction, but they can also be used for covert manipulation, subtle influence, and hidden organizational control....
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: How sexual dynamics can be used to manipulate through power imbalances and subtle influence
The impact of military social hierarchies on romantic choices has been studied extensively, but there is still much debate about how they affect personal agency in relationships. Power dynamics are...
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: Examining the impact of military social hierarchies on relationship formation: a look at the role of power dynamics
Perhaps you have heard about the concept of "intimate partner violence" or IPV. It is defined as any kind of physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, or financial abuse committed against an...
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: Uncovering the impact of intimate partner violence on perceived professionalism is managing gender roles possible?
Empathy is often viewed as an act of compassion and understanding, where one person seeks to understand and share the emotions of another.
Can this sense of connection also be used to manipulate...
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: Can empathy be used to manipulate others in relationships? the dark side of intimacy.
How does internalized religious condemnation impact relational trust, intimacy, and satisfaction among LGBT individuals?
Religious beliefs often influence how people view their sexuality and...
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: How does religion affect relationship trust, intimacy, and satisfaction among lgbt individuals?