Gender Similarities and Differences in Casual Sex Acceptance Among Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Matsick, Jes L.; Kruk, Mary; Conley, Terri D.; Moors, Amy C.; Ziegler, Ali

doi:10.1007/s10508-020-01864-y

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“…Within such a permissive subculture, pleasure theory (Abramson & Pinkerton, 2002), may provide another explanation for the observed differences in sexual activities. According to pleasure theory, search for sexual pleasure is seen as the main drive for seeking varied sexual practices, also with more or less casual partners (Matsick et al, 2021). Differences in sexual activity between men and women of different sexual orientation may thus be a result of differences in whether the sexual encounter is connected to love or solely to hedonistic pleasure.…”

Section: Sexual Orientation Differencesmentioning

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Sexual intercourse activity and activities associated with sexual interaction in Norwegians of different sexual orientations and ages

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Fischer

Kvalem

2021

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

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To study different subgroups of Norwegians' frequency of sexual intercourse and the activities that Norwegians engage in during intercourse. Data were collected from a questionnaire survey of a representative web sample of 4,160 Norwegians aged 18 to 89 years. The response rate was 35%. The majority of men (65%) and women (61%) reported sexual intercourse activity during the past month, and it was most common to report such activity 2 or 3 times per month. Partnered participants most often reported having intercourse weekly. The intercourse frequency of 2 to 3 times per week declined from 35% in participants aged 18 to 29 years to 8% in participants 60 years and older. The most common heterosexual activities reported were vaginal sex, stimulated genitals with the hands or mouth, use of sex toys, and anal sex. Younger and middle-aged Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/ Transsexual, Intersex, Asexual [LGBTIA] men most often reported activities such as mutual masturbation, oral sex, and anal sex. Younger and middle-aged LGBTIA women most frequently reported mutual masturbation, vaginal sex, and oral sex. There seems to be a generational shift in types of activities in participants 59 years or younger, and those 60 years and above.

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Section: Sexual Orientation Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual intercourse activity and activities associated with sexual interaction in Norwegians of different sexual orientations and ages

Træen

Fischer

Kvalem

2021

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

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“…As suggested by Kontula and Haavio-Mannila ( 1995 ), the gay subculture may not share the heterosexual love script and does not regard non-monogamy as infidelity. Within such a permissive subculture, pleasure theory (Abramson & Pinkerton, 2002 ), may provide another explanation for the observed differences in consensual non-monogamy, and the search for sexual pleasure is seen as the main drive for seeking sex with extradyadic partners (Matsick et al, 2021 ). Furthermore, since Kurdek’s studies, HIV-prevention medication has become available for men who have sex with men, and this may explain why men who identify as LGBT + engage in more non-monogamy, as well as more anal sex than men who identify as heterosexuals, and why men who identify as LGBT + fail to use condoms in potentially risky sexual situations, such as unprotected anal sex with extradyadic partners.…”

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Non-consensual and Consensual Non-monogamy in Norway

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Thuen

2021

International Journal of Sexual Health

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The paper sets out to study Norwegians' experiences of non-monogamy. Data were collected by questionnaires in a web sample of 4160 Norwegians (18-89 years). 26.3% of men and 17.8% of women reported that they ever had non-consensual non-monogamy. Consensual non-monogamy was reported by 3%. Compared to participants with no or nonconsensual experience, consensual non-monogamy was highly related to relationship intimacy and positive sexual attitudes toward sex and sexuality. At the most recent extradyadic event, 21.5% of heterosexual men and 47.1% of gay/bisexual men reported condom use, which implies a risk for sexually transmitted diseases.

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“…An additional indirect piece of evidence on differential standards for short-term mates comes from a recent study finding that significantly more gay males than lesbian females reported to have accepted a casual sexual offer from a same-sex person (Matsick et al, 2021). Past studies suggest that the sex difference in the acceptance rate of casual sexual offers may originate from males and females' differential standards for short-term mates (Conley et al, 2011;Hald & Høgh-Olesen, 2010).…”

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An Agent-Based Model of Sex and Sexual Orientation Differences in Short-Term Mating Behaviors as a Result of Mating Preferences

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Antfolk

Santtila

2023

The Journal of Sex Research

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Sex differences in short-term mating behaviors are well-documented in human sexuality research. Existing studies usually explain sex differences in sexual behaviors through differences in mating preferences, which is theoretically problematic. Using an agent-based model, we investigated the circumstances under which males' and females' differential preferences for short-term mating would result in sex differences in short-term mating behaviors. The model showed that when all individuals in a closed heterosexual population were considered, males and females had the same average number of short-term mating experiences and short-term mates even when males had stronger preferences for short-term mating. Males (vs. females) had a higher average number of both experiences and mates when analyses were limited to only heterosexual males and females who successfully participated in the mating pool (i.e., those with a non-zero number of short-term mating experiences). Moreover, when males (vs. females) had stronger preferences for short-term mating, gay males had a higher average number of experiences and mates compared to both lesbian females and heterosexual males. These results suggest that even when sex differences in mating preferences exist, the sex differences in shortterm mating behaviors only occur among particular populations, or when males' preferences for short-term mating are not constrained by those of females. Suggestions for future research in human mating psychology and behaviors were provided.

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Gender Similarities and Differences in Casual Sex Acceptance Among Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Cited by 10 publications

References 71 publications

Sexual intercourse activity and activities associated with sexual interaction in Norwegians of different sexual orientations and ages

Sexual intercourse activity and activities associated with sexual interaction in Norwegians of different sexual orientations and ages

Non-consensual and Consensual Non-monogamy in Norway

An Agent-Based Model of Sex and Sexual Orientation Differences in Short-Term Mating Behaviors as a Result of Mating Preferences

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