Timing of first sexual intercourse in a relationship: Expectations, experiences, and perceptions of others

Cohen, Laurie; Shotland, R. Lance

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“…One study was conducted in which men and women in a given relationship were asked when they should have first had sex and when they actually had sex. The correlation for men was nonsignificant, whereas for women, the correlation was very high (i.e., r ¼ .88; Cohen & Shotland, 1996). Other evidence can be found in disagreements about sexual access, commitment, and the exchange of resources.…”

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Female escorts represent an occupational group that charges a fee for sex, which can be regarded as an extreme form of shortterm mating. The present study examined if the fees charged by escorts are related to traits typically associated with female shortterm mate value. A total of 2,925 advertisements for female escorts offering sexual services in the United States were examined, as a customized software program was used to download all the advertisements from an online escort directory. The advertisement content was coded, and relationships between advertised physical characteristics and the hourly rate charged by female escorts were examined. The analyses showed that higher fees were associated with female escorts who advertised a waist-to-hip ratio near 0.7, lower weight and body mass index, younger age, and photographic displays of breast and buttocks nudity. The findings provide evidence that evolutionarily relevant traits associated with female short-term mate value are systematically related to fees charged for sexual services.

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“…Also building on the work of Cohen and Shotland (1996), Lambert, Kahn, and Apple (2003), and Prentice and Miller (1993), the current study demonstrated clear patterns of PI with respect to comfort levels with various sexual behaviors during hook-ups. For all sexual behaviors, both genders attributed to others of the same gender higher comfort levels than they, themselves, felt.…”

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Hooking up: Gender Differences, Evolution, and Pluralistic Ignorance

Reiber

Garcia

2010

Evol Psychol

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"Hooking-up" -engaging in no-strings-attached sexual behaviors with uncommitted partners -has become a norm on college campuses, and raises the potential for disease, unintended pregnancy, and physical and psychological trauma. The primacy of sex in the evolutionary process suggests that predictions derived from evolutionary theory may be a useful first step toward understanding these contemporary behaviors. This study assessed the hook-up behaviors and attitudes of 507 college students. As predicted by behavioral-evolutionary theory: men were more comfortable than women with all types of sexual behaviors; women correctly attributed higher comfort levels to men, but overestimated men's actual comfort levels; and men correctly attributed lower comfort levels to women, but still overestimated women's actual comfort levels. Both genders attributed higher comfort levels to same-gendered others, reinforcing a pluralistic ignorance effect that might contribute to the high frequency of hook-up behaviors in spite of the low comfort levels reported and suggesting that hooking up may be a modern form of intrasexual competition between females for potential mates.

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“…Pluralistic ignorance is exhibited among adolescents about other health behaviors, including smoking, 43 drinking and drug use, [44][45][46] and sexual activity. 47 Evidence of pluralistic ignorance can be used in interventions emphasizing social norms. For example, in a study following a social marketing campaign, student perceptions of binge drinking norms became more aligned with actual norms, binge drinking declined, and alcohol-related injuries dropped.…”

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Adolescents and Firearms: A California Statewide Survey

Sorenson

Vittes

2004

Am J Public Health

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Objectives. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of adolescents’ reports regarding firearms in their homes, of their own, of close friends, and of same-aged peers. Methods. Random-digit-dialed interviews were conducted with 5801 adolescents as part of the California Health Interview Survey. Results. One fifth (19.6%) of California adolescents reported having a firearm in their homes; few (3.0%) reported having their own gun. Characteristics associated with having one’s own gun and with perceptions regarding others’ guns generally were consistent with characteristics associated with having a firearm in the home. The 2 exceptions were related to socioeconomic status and to ethnicity. Conclusions. The source from which adolescents obtain guns, especially adolescents from less wealthy households, merits further investigation. Further research is needed to ascertain the accuracy of Black and Latino adolescents’ perceptions regarding handguns among their peers.

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Timing of first sexual intercourse in a relationship: Expectations, experiences, and perceptions of others

Cited by 113 publications

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