1980
DOI: 10.1080/00224498009551090
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Living the sexual script: College students' views of influence in sexual encounters

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“…Previous research has also found that reported sexual risk taking behaviors have been found to be higher for men than for women (e.g., Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, & Michaels, 1994;Oliver & Hyde, 1993;Poppen, 1995;Seal & Agostinelli, 1996;Vollrath, Knoch, & Cassano, 1999), although more recent studies have not found significant differences between the sexes (e.g., Browning, Kessler, Hatfield, & Choo, 1999;Fisher, 2007;Paul, McManus, & Hayes, 2000;Pedersen, Miller, Putcha-Bhagavatula, & Yang, 2002). Sex differences in sexual risk taking have been explained by a number of theories, including adherence to traditional gender roles and gender scripts (Eagly, 1987;Herek, 1986;LaPlante, McCormick, & Brannigan, 1980), personality differences (e.g., Zuckerman, 2007;Zuckerman & Kuhlman, 2000), evolutionary theory (Buss, 1998;Wilson & Daly, 1993), and even social exchange theory (Baumeister & Vohs, 2004). Researchers, however, have pointed out the statistical improbability of such large sex differences, especially in sex partners, and suggested that the effects may be due to social desirability and adherence to gender roles in reporting (Brown & Sinclair, 1999;Fisher, 2007;Maticka-Tyndale, Herold, & Mewhinney, 1998).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Previous research has also found that reported sexual risk taking behaviors have been found to be higher for men than for women (e.g., Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, & Michaels, 1994;Oliver & Hyde, 1993;Poppen, 1995;Seal & Agostinelli, 1996;Vollrath, Knoch, & Cassano, 1999), although more recent studies have not found significant differences between the sexes (e.g., Browning, Kessler, Hatfield, & Choo, 1999;Fisher, 2007;Paul, McManus, & Hayes, 2000;Pedersen, Miller, Putcha-Bhagavatula, & Yang, 2002). Sex differences in sexual risk taking have been explained by a number of theories, including adherence to traditional gender roles and gender scripts (Eagly, 1987;Herek, 1986;LaPlante, McCormick, & Brannigan, 1980), personality differences (e.g., Zuckerman, 2007;Zuckerman & Kuhlman, 2000), evolutionary theory (Buss, 1998;Wilson & Daly, 1993), and even social exchange theory (Baumeister & Vohs, 2004). Researchers, however, have pointed out the statistical improbability of such large sex differences, especially in sex partners, and suggested that the effects may be due to social desirability and adherence to gender roles in reporting (Brown & Sinclair, 1999;Fisher, 2007;Maticka-Tyndale, Herold, & Mewhinney, 1998).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…This belief appears to be perpetuated despite North America's increasing openness towards sexual expression (LaPlante et al 1980) and a "mainstream Western culture" of sexual liberality that has been found to attenuate the influence of ethnicity and religiosity on the attitudes of both Americans and Canadians, as reflected in the attitudes of undergraduate students in both countries (Leiblum et al 2003). It is speculated that the perpetuation of traditional gender-based sexual scripts by North American media, which is largely shared across the American-Canadian border, may contribute to this phenomenon by portraying men's and women's prescribed sexual behaviours and linking script-conforming and script non-conforming behaviour to different outcomes, which in turn influences personal beliefs and attitudes (Marks and Fraley 2006).…”
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confidence: 92%
“…In dating, the man is typically described as the initiator of the date, the planner, and the economic provider while the woman is seen as the emotional facilitator (Levinger, 1982). Additionally, expectations regarding sexual interaction on a date include the notions that men are expected to initiate sexual interactions in contrast to women who are expected to limit sexual interactions (Korman & Leslie, 1982;LaPlante, 1980;McCormick, 1987). Most psychological research interested in dating has focused on the topic of if and how these roles play out in the dating process.…”
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