Instrumentality and lifetime number of sexual partners

Fink, Bernhard; Brewer, Gayle; Fehl, Katrin; Neave, Nick

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2007.01.019

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“…The analysis of data from previous studies has revealed that higher level of masculinity was found to be related to sexual pleasure [ 32 ], while other studies suggest that femininity was associated with satisfaction from the current intimate relationship [ 33 ] and marriage [ 34 ]. Intensity of masculinity was also related to the earlier age of sexual initiation and greater number of previous sexual partners [ 35 ]. Among gender role types, androgynous and stereotypically masculine men declared higher levels of sexual satisfaction [ 32 ].…”

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Personality traits, gender roles and sexual behaviours of young adult males

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BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that personality characteristics affect sexual functioning. The aim of this exploratory study was to assess and describe the relationship between global personality traits and the stereotypical femininity and masculinity levels with the broad aspects of sexual behaviours and attitudes in the group of 97 heterosexual young adult men aged 19–39 and living in Poland.MethodsThe ‘Big Five’ personality traits were measured with the NEO-FFI questionnaire; stereotypical femininity and masculinity with the Bem sex role inventory (BSRI); sexual disorders with the International index of erectile function (IIEF); socio-epidemiological data, sexual behaviours and attitudes towards sexuality with a self-constructed questionnaire.ResultsWe identified weak to moderate associations with particular sexual behaviours and attitudes. Neuroticism correlated positively with lower sexual satisfaction, self-acceptance and more negative attitudes towards sexuality; extraversion with higher desire, frequency of sexual intercourses, their diversity, sexual satisfaction, masculinity level and lower report of erectile problems; openness to experience with better quality of partnership, more positive attitudes towards sexual activity and masculinity level; conscientiousness with later sexual initiation age, more frequent and diverse sexual behaviours (but lower interest in masturbation and coitus interruptus), overall sexual satisfaction, satisfaction with one’s body and femininity level; agreeableness with a better quality of relationship with a partner, satisfaction from body, lower number of previous partners and more frequent sexual encounters (but less masturbation). Stereotypical masculinity, more so than femininity, was related to a wide range of positive aspects of sexuality.ConclusionsThe Big Five personality traits and stereotypical femininity/masculinity dimensions were found to have a noticeable, but weak to moderate influence on sexual behaviour in young adult males.

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“…Clearly, women are more likely to than men to have "feminine" psychosocial identities, so the variable is largely redundant with biological sex (r=+.80). There is ample evidence that one's masculinity and femininity are related to sexual strategizing (Cunningham and Russell 2004;Eagly et al 2009;Fink et al 2007;Mikach and Bailey 1999;Ostovich and Sabini 2004), suggesting that gender role orientation may serve as a proximate mechanism through which biological sex influences adaptive short-term mating dynamics. A similar problem applies to Perrin and colleague's claim (2010) that sex differences in loving behaviors are mediated by gender role identity, to Finkel and Eastwick's (2009) claim that sex differences in romantic desires are due to the "arbitrary social norm" of men approaching women more often in courtship contexts, and to Conley's (2011) claim that sex differences in sexual receptivity are due to men's and women's different perceptions of potential pleasure in having sex with strangers.…”

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Evolutionary Psychology and Feminism

2011

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This article provides a historical context of evolutionary psychology and feminism, and evaluates the contributions to this special issue of Sex Roles within that context. We briefly outline the basic tenets of evolutionary psychology and articulate its meta-theory of the origins of gender similarities and differences. The article then evaluates the specific contributions: Sexual Strategies Theory and the desire for sexual variety; evolved standards of beauty; hypothesized adaptations to ovulation; the appeal of risk taking in human mating; understanding the causes of sexual victimization; and the role of studies of lesbian mate preferences in evaluating the framework of evolutionary psychology. Discussion focuses on the importance of social and cultural context, human behavioral flexibility, and the evidentiary status of specific evolutionary psychological hypotheses. We conclude by examining the potential role of evolutionary psychology in addressing social problems identified by feminist agendas.

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“…Gender roles have been shown to be significantly related to an individual difference variable known as sociosexuality (Fink, Brewer, Fehl, & Neave, 2007). Sociosexual is a term first used by Kinsey, Pomeroy and Martin (1948) to describe individual differences in attitudes about sexual permissiveness and promiscuity.…”

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Gender roles, sociosexuality, and sexual behavior among US Black women

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Pichon

2014

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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This study examined the relationship between gender roles and sociosexuality (an individual difference variable describing attitudes about sexual permissiveness and promiscuity), and their predictive pattern of HIV-related sexual risk behaviors. A geographically diverse sample of 275 adult, heterosexual Black women (mean age = 33.60 years), participated in a self-administered survey. Significant relationships were found between feminine traits and sociosexuality, and between sociosexuality and four of the five risky sexual behavior variables. Neither masculine nor feminine gender roles were related to any risky sexual behavior variables. Sociosexuality emerged as an important correlate that requires further exploration of its relationship to the attitudes and behaviors of Black women, and its potential relationship to HIV risk-related sexual behavior. The need for more attention to psychosocial variables, and consideration of context, cultural norms, and values is discussed as an important undertaking in order to garner an accurate picture of sexual risk behavior.

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Instrumentality and lifetime number of sexual partners

Cited by 17 publications

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Personality traits, gender roles and sexual behaviours of young adult males

Personality traits, gender roles and sexual behaviours of young adult males

Evolutionary Psychology and Feminism

Gender roles, sociosexuality, and sexual behavior among US Black women

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