Sexuality

Sprecher, Susan; McKinney, Kathleen

doi:10.4135/9781483326252

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“…Orgasm frequency evaluation. While orgasm frequency has been found to be correlated with sexual satisfaction (Edwards & Booth, 1994;Haavio-Mannila & Kontula, 1997;Sprecher & McKinney, 1993;Waite & Joyner, 2001), research has shown that these are interdependent but not identical (McClelland, 2014, Philippsohn & Hartmann, 2009). Rather than assuming that all individuals regard orgasm frequency with equal importance, we measured individuals' evaluation of the frequency of their orgasms separately from their reported orgasm frequency.…”

Section: Sexual Inclusion Of Other In Self (Sexual Ios)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Closeness Discrepancies: What They Are and Why They Matter for Sexual Well-Being in Romantic Relationships

2017

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Section: Sexual Inclusion Of Other In Self (Sexual Ios)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Closeness Discrepancies: What They Are and Why They Matter for Sexual Well-Being in Romantic Relationships

2017

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“…Gender differences in sexuality have been widely documented (e.g., Sprecher & McKinney, 1993) and appear to apply regardless of sexual orientation. We begin by briefly summarizing research showing that, in general, women have a relational or partner-centered orientation to sexuality and men a recreational or bodycentered orientation (e.g., Baldwin & Baldwin, 1997;DeLamater, 1987).…”

Section: Sexual Orientation or Relationship Orientation? The Importanmentioning

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DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR ARTICLE Rethinking women's sexual orientation: An interdisciplinary, relationship‐focused approach

Peplau

2001

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What leads some women to form romantic and sexual relationships with men, and other women to form intimate relationships with women? This article presents a new conceptual paradigm for understanding women's sexual orientation that is emerging from research in such diverse fields as social psychology, sex research, evolutionary psychology, attachment theory, and neuroscience. This approach acknowledges the potential plasticity of women's sexuality and the emphasis that women place on close relationships as a context for sexuality. Research also raises the possibility that for women the biological determinants of sexual desire, attraction, and attachment are not inherently linked to a partner's gender. This article begins with a brief survey of research on women's same-sex romantic and sexual relationships not only in the United States today but also in other cultures and historical periods. These and other findings are used to critique prevailing conceptual models of women's sexual orientation. Finally, key elements in an alternative paradigm are described.

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“…Gender role theorists (e.g., Blumstein & Schwarz, 1983;Schwartz & Rutter, 2000;Sprecher & McKinney, 1993) have argued that exposure to media and to societal expectations socializes heterosexual men to take on a more agentic sexual role than heterosexual women do: men are expected to initiate and direct sexual activities. Correspondingly, heterosexual women are socialized to take on a relatively submissive or passive role during sexual activities (Gagnon & Simon, 1973;Schwartz & Rutter, 2000;Tevlin & Leiblum, 1983).…”

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How Women’s Nonconscious Association of Sex with Submission Relates to Their Subjective Sexual Arousability and Ability to Reach Orgasm

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Common cultural stereotypes promote women's submission to men, especially within intimate heterosexual relationships. Mirroring these stereotypes, women possess nonconscious associations between sex and submission (Sanchez, Kiefer & Ybarra, 2006). Moreover, women's sexsubmission associations predict greater reports of engagement in submissive sexual behavior (Sanchez et al., 2006). In the present research, we again found that women associate sex with submission at a nonconscious level. Study 1 showed that women's nonconscious sex-submission associations predict reduced subjective arousability. Study 2 further demonstrated that these associations predict impaired ability to reach orgasm among women. These findings suggest that sex-submission associations may adversely affect women's sexual functioning.

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Sexuality

Cited by 128 publications

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Sexual Closeness Discrepancies: What They Are and Why They Matter for Sexual Well-Being in Romantic Relationships

Sexual Closeness Discrepancies: What They Are and Why They Matter for Sexual Well-Being in Romantic Relationships

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR ARTICLE Rethinking women's sexual orientation: An interdisciplinary, relationship‐focused approach

How Women’s Nonconscious Association of Sex with Submission Relates to Their Subjective Sexual Arousability and Ability to Reach Orgasm

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