Understanding gender differences in adolescent sexuality

被引:0
|
作者
DeGaston, JF
Weed, S
Jensen, L
机构
[1] BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV, CTR STUDIES FAMILY, DEPT PSYCHOL, PROVO, UT 84602 USA
[2] INST RES & EVALUAT, SALT LAKE CITY, UT USA
关键词
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
More than 1,800 junior high school students were surveyed regarding sexual activity. It was found that females were less likely to have ''ever had sex'' but among nonvirgins there was little gender difference in frequency or recency. Items measuring sexual values indicated greater commitment to abstinence and less permissive sexual attitudes among females. Females also saw sexual activity as more detrimental to future goal attainment. They viewed parents as less approving, but were more likely to discuss sex and dating practices with them. They reported parents as having more rules and were more likely to believe that they were unfair, and that they had gone against the parents' rules. Females perceived less peer pressure for sex and more support for waiting. However, more males anticipated partner pressure for sex and believed they might ''have sex'' before marriage. Males and females reported no difference in the importance of parenthood, but more females saw teen parenthood as a problem. No gender differences were found for smoking or drinking. Significantly more males had experienced petting behavior. Females were more likely to believe that sexual urges can be controlled. It was concluded that understanding these differences can help in the design of sex education and social programs to address problems associated with adolescent sexuality.
引用
收藏
页码:217 / 231
页数:15
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Gender and social differences in adolescent sexuality and reproduction in Nicaragua
    Zelaya, E
    Marin, FM
    Garcia, J
    Berglund, S
    Liljestrand, J
    Persson, LA
    [J]. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 1997, 21 (01) : 39 - 46
  • [2] Differences by gender in adolescent sexuality: Implications for health education and prevention in Portugal
    Dias, SF
    Matos, MG
    Goncalves, AC
    [J]. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH, 2006, 43 (01) : 3 - 3
  • [3] Adolescent sexuality: The gender gap
    MoreauGruet, F
    Ferron, C
    Jeannin, A
    DuboisArber, F
    [J]. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV, 1996, 8 (06): : 641 - 653
  • [4] GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SEXUALITY - A METAANALYSIS
    OLIVER, MB
    HYDE, JS
    [J]. PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN, 1993, 114 (01) : 29 - 51
  • [6] Understanding How Gender Transformative Interventions Affect Adolescent Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
    Hunersen, Kara
    Li, Mengmeng
    Pinandari, Anggriyani Wahyu
    Mbela, Pierrot
    van Reeuwijk, Miranda
    Barker, Kathryn M.
    Maddaleno, Matilde
    Moreau, Caroline
    [J]. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 2023, 73 (01) : S65 - S73
  • [7] Gender Differences in Sexuality in Patients with Epilepsy
    Sosnina, V.
    Saraykin, D.
    Lipatova, L.
    Klinovskii, E.
    [J]. EPILEPSIA, 2018, 59 : S332 - S332
  • [8] Sexuality of patients with schizophrenia: Gender differences
    Nakhli, J.
    Sehli, J.
    Bouhlel, S.
    El Kissi, Y.
    Ben Nasr, S.
    Ali, B. Ben Hadj
    [J]. EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2016, 26 : S502 - S502
  • [9] Implicit Attitudes in Sexuality: Gender Differences
    James H. Geer
    Gloria G. Robertson
    [J]. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2005, 34 : 671 - 677
  • [10] Implicit attitudes in sexuality: Gender differences
    Geer, JH
    Robertson, GG
    [J]. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, 2005, 34 (06) : 671 - 677