Just say no doesn't always work Byers & Lewis (1988) asked students to keep diaries of sexual encounters 58% of the time direct refusals resulted in the male stopping 12.9% of the time males asked why 6.5% of the time males stopped but tried to persuade 6.5% males stopped but expressed anger or displeasure 16.1% of the time males continued unwanted advances Males often interpret an initial No as the first turn in a negotiation sequence
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