The purpose of this study was to explore how television influences the sexual attitudes and behaviour of adolescent girls in Mabopane Township. Though the area of adolescent sexual behaviour has been researched to a considerable degree elsewhere, there seemed to be lack of information regarding adolescent sexual behaviour and attitudes relating to Africa, especially South Africa, which inspired the researcher to embark on this study. The researcher explored the adolescent girls’ experiences using qualitative approach and in-depth individual interviews, and undertook a content thematic analysis of the textual data she gathered from girls who participated. A qualitative research design was adopted for this study as it allowed the researcher to obtain rich data from the participants. Purposive random sampling was also used to select participants. The four participants were between age 16 and 17, studying in grades 11 and 12. The results of this study indicated that adolescent girls from Mabopane Township feel that television does influence their sexual attitudes and behaviour. They also indicated that television does not display the consequences of sex, thus influencing adolescents to engage in such behaviour. Related to this was the finding that adolescents view characters on television as their role models because the latter are ‘in the limelight’, therefore enhancing the possibility of them doing what they see their role models doing. Furthermore, the participants indicated that television alone is not the only influence in their lives; other factors such as parental guidance and peer pressure also contribute to shaping their sexual attitudes and behaviours. They also indicated that frequent viewing of television is more likely to result in adolescents altering their sexual beliefs and adopting what is being done on television. Copyright / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Psychology / unrestricted

A orientação sócio-sexual restrita é caracterizada pela exigência de envolvimento afetivo prévio à relação sexual e a irrestrita por maior permissividade quanto ao sexo casual. Avaliamos a variação individual na sócio-sexualidade em função de 1 - indicadores cognitivos de masculinização (predomínio da capacidade de sistematização) ou de feminilização (predomínio da empatia) associados a características do ambiente embrionário, 2- indicadores do ambiente ontogenético (estilo de apego) e 3- indicadores do ambiente contextual (escores de conquista amorosa). Os 112 homens e 109 mulheres graduandos nas áreas de Exatas, Humanas e Biológicas (21 anos, em média) responderam voluntária e anonimamente ao Inventário de Orientação Sócio-Sexual, aos Quocientes de Empatia e Sistematização, ao Questionário de Relacionamento, à Escala de Sucesso na Conquista Amorosa e a questões sobre composição familiar, situação amorosa, uso de álcool e cigarro e ciclo menstrual. As diferenças entre os sexos previstas pela Psicologia Evolucionista foram amplamente confirmadas: os homens são mais irrestritos, têm a primeira relação sexual mais precocemente e consomem mais doses de álcool em festas, enquanto as mulheres são mais restritas e estão mais compromissadas (namorando e apaixonadas). Descobrimos também que os homens são mais sistematizadores, têm mais apego seguro e mais irmãos homens e que as mulheres são mais empáticas, têm maior sucesso na conquista amorosa e mais irmãs. A análise da variação da orientação sócio-sexual em cada sexo mostrou coerência com a diferença entre os sexos: homens irrestritos têm a primeira relação sexual mais cedo, não estão apaixonados nem namorando, têm mais irmãos homens mais novos, têm o hábito de fumar e beber e bebem mais doses de álcool em festas. As mulheres mais irrestritas têm a primeira relação sexual mais cedo, menor empatia, apego rejeitador, modelo interno de si positivo, ciclo menstrual irregular, têm o hábito de fumar e de beber, bebem mais freqüentemente e bebem mais doses de álcool em festas. As influências dos irmãos masculinos, empatia, namoro e paixão, ciclo menstrual irregular, e consumo de álcool e cigarro ainda não tinham sido exploradas nas pesquisas prévias. A variação individual na sócio-sexualidade pode ser entendida como diferentes soluções para o dilema de alocação de investimento na busca de parceiros ou no investimento parental, mediante os diferentes desafios do ambiente de desenvolvimento individual. O órgão mental responsável por este ajuste é o mesmo responsável por todo o ajuste de alocação de investimentos da esfera reprodutiva. Este órgão mental parece ser primeiramente calibrado no ambiente pré-natal pelo nível de andrógenos, indicado pelo nível de empatia, e posteriormente é sensível ao ambiente ontogenético, indicado pelo modelo interno de si (apego) e pela influência dos irmãos, e é afetado contextualmente pela presença de paixão e namoro. Para os homens, o melhor preditor da variação individual quanto à orientação restrita foi o apaixonamento e o melhor preditor de irrestrição foi a idade precoce da primeira relação. Para as mulheres, os maiores preditores de irrestrição foram o consumo de álcool e o estilo de apego rejeitador. As especificidades da variação individual em cada sexo contribuíram para o entendimento dos mecanismos subjacentes em termos de hipóteses de desenvolvimento e de função adaptativa e permitiram uma avaliação das teorias evolucionistas, como a de ciclo de vida e do pluralismo estratégico, compatíveis com os resultados. / The restricted sociosexual orientation is characterized by the requirement of previous affective involvement to the sexual relation and the unrestricted sociosexual orientation by permissiveness toward the casual sex. We evaluate the individual variation in the sociosexual orientation in function of 1 - measures of cognitive masculinization (predominance of the systemizing capacity) and cognitive feminilization (predominance of the empathizing) related to characteristics of the embryonic environment, 2 - measures of attachment style related to the ontogenetic environment and 3 - measures of mating success related to the contextual environment. The 112 undergraduate men and 109 women studying in different areas of Knowledge (21 years, on average) had volunteer and anonymously answered to the Inventory of Sociosexual Orientation, the Quotients of Empathising and Systematising, to the Relationship Questionnaire, Self-Perceived Mating success Scale and questions about familiar composition, romantic relationship situation, use of alcohol and cigarette and menstrual cycle. The sex differences foreseen from Evolutionary Psychology widely had been confirmed: the men are unrestricted, have the first sexual relation more precociously and consume more units of alcohol in parties, while the women are more restricted and more involved in romantic feelings (passionate) and relationship. We also found that men are more systemising, have more secure attachment style and more brothers while women are more empathising, have greater mating success and more sisters. The analysis of the sociosexual variation in each sex showed coherence with the sex differences: unrestricted men have the first sexual relation earlier, are not in lave nor have girlfriend, have younger brothers, have smoke and drink habits and drink more units of alcohol in parties. The unrestricted women have the first sexual relation earlier, lower empathy, dismissing attachment style, positive internal modelof self, irregular menstrual cycle, have smoke and drink habits, drink more frequently and drink more unitsof alcohol inparties. Theinfluences of the brothers, empathising, romantic relationship and passion, irregular menstrual cycle, and alcohol and cigaretteconsumption had been not yet exploredin the previous research. The individual variation in the sociosexualitycanbe understood as different solutions for the allocation of investmenttrade-off between the search of partners or parental investment, bymeans of the different challenges of the environment of individual development. The responsible mental organ for this adjustment is the same responsible for allthe allocation of investments adjustment of the reproductivesphere. This mental organ first seems to becalibrated, in the prenatal environment, bythe level of androgens, indicated by the empathy level, and later it issensible to the ontogenetic environment, indicated by the internal model of self(attachment) andby the influence of the brothers, andisaffected contextually by the presence of passion and romantic relationship. The best predictorof the individual sociosexual variation, for the men,in respect to the restricted orientation was passionand the bestpredictor in respect to the unrestricted orientation was the precocious age of thefirst sexual relation. The best preditorof the individual sociosexual variation, for the women, was the alcohol consumptionand the dismissing attachment style. The individual sociosexual variation specificities in each sexhadcontributed for the understandingof the underlying mechanisms in terms of hypothesesof developmentand adaptive function and had allowed anevaluation of the evolutionary theories, as the Life History and Strategical Pluralism, compatible with the results.

A orientação sócio-sexual restrita é caracterizada pela exigência de envolvimento afetivo prévio à relação sexual e a irrestrita por maior permissividade quanto ao sexo casual. Avaliamos a variação individual na sócio-sexualidade em função de 1 - indicadores cognitivos de masculinização (predomínio da capacidade de sistematização) ou de feminilização (predomínio da empatia) associados a características do ambiente embrionário, 2- indicadores do ambiente ontogenético (estilo de apego) e 3- indicadores do ambiente contextual (escores de conquista amorosa). Os 112 homens e 109 mulheres graduandos nas áreas de Exatas, Humanas e Biológicas (21 anos, em média) responderam voluntária e anonimamente ao Inventário de Orientação Sócio-Sexual, aos Quocientes de Empatia e Sistematização, ao Questionário de Relacionamento, à Escala de Sucesso na Conquista Amorosa e a questões sobre composição familiar, situação amorosa, uso de álcool e cigarro e ciclo menstrual. As diferenças entre os sexos previstas pela Psicologia Evolucionista foram amplamente confirmadas: os homens são mais irrestritos, têm a primeira relação sexual mais precocemente e consomem mais doses de álcool em festas, enquanto as mulheres são mais restritas e estão mais compromissadas (namorando e apaixonadas). Descobrimos também que os homens são mais sistematizadores, têm mais apego seguro e mais irmãos homens e que as mulheres são mais empáticas, têm maior sucesso na conquista amorosa e mais irmãs. A análise da variação da orientação sócio-sexual em cada sexo mostrou coerência com a diferença entre os sexos: homens irrestritos têm a primeira relação sexual mais cedo, não estão apaixonados nem namorando, têm mais irmãos homens mais novos, têm o hábito de fumar e beber e bebem mais doses de álcool em festas. As mulheres mais irrestritas têm a primeira relação sexual mais cedo, menor empatia, apego rejeitador, modelo interno de si positivo, ciclo menstrual irregular, têm o hábito de fumar e de beber, bebem mais freqüentemente e bebem mais doses de álcool em festas. As influências dos irmãos masculinos, empatia, namoro e paixão, ciclo menstrual irregular, e consumo de álcool e cigarro ainda não tinham sido exploradas nas pesquisas prévias. A variação individual na sócio-sexualidade pode ser entendida como diferentes soluções para o dilema de alocação de investimento na busca de parceiros ou no investimento parental, mediante os diferentes desafios do ambiente de desenvolvimento individual. O órgão mental responsável por este ajuste é o mesmo responsável por todo o ajuste de alocação de investimentos da esfera reprodutiva. Este órgão mental parece ser primeiramente calibrado no ambiente pré-natal pelo nível de andrógenos, indicado pelo nível de empatia, e posteriormente é sensível ao ambiente ontogenético, indicado pelo modelo interno de si (apego) e pela influência dos irmãos, e é afetado contextualmente pela presença de paixão e namoro. Para os homens, o melhor preditor da variação individual quanto à orientação restrita foi o apaixonamento e o melhor preditor de irrestrição foi a idade precoce da primeira relação. Para as mulheres, os maiores preditores de irrestrição foram o consumo de álcool e o estilo de apego rejeitador. As especificidades da variação individual em cada sexo contribuíram para o entendimento dos mecanismos subjacentes em termos de hipóteses de desenvolvimento e de função adaptativa e permitiram uma avaliação das teorias evolucionistas, como a de ciclo de vida e do pluralismo estratégico, compatíveis com os resultados. / The restricted sociosexual orientation is characterized by the requirement of previous affective involvement to the sexual relation and the unrestricted sociosexual orientation by permissiveness toward the casual sex. We evaluate the individual variation in the sociosexual orientation in function of 1 - measures of cognitive masculinization (predominance of the systemizing capacity) and cognitive feminilization (predominance of the empathizing) related to characteristics of the embryonic environment, 2 - measures of attachment style related to the ontogenetic environment and 3 - measures of mating success related to the contextual environment. The 112 undergraduate men and 109 women studying in different areas of Knowledge (21 years, on average) had volunteer and anonymously answered to the Inventory of Sociosexual Orientation, the Quotients of Empathising and Systematising, to the Relationship Questionnaire, Self-Perceived Mating success Scale and questions about familiar composition, romantic relationship situation, use of alcohol and cigarette and menstrual cycle. The sex differences foreseen from Evolutionary Psychology widely had been confirmed: the men are unrestricted, have the first sexual relation more precociously and consume more units of alcohol in parties, while the women are more restricted and more involved in romantic feelings (passionate) and relationship. We also found that men are more systemising, have more secure attachment style and more brothers while women are more empathising, have greater mating success and more sisters. The analysis of the sociosexual variation in each sex showed coherence with the sex differences: unrestricted men have the first sexual relation earlier, are not in lave nor have girlfriend, have younger brothers, have smoke and drink habits and drink more units of alcohol in parties. The unrestricted women have the first sexual relation earlier, lower empathy, dismissing attachment style, positive internal modelof self, irregular menstrual cycle, have smoke and drink habits, drink more frequently and drink more unitsof alcohol inparties. Theinfluences of the brothers, empathising, romantic relationship and passion, irregular menstrual cycle, and alcohol and cigaretteconsumption had been not yet exploredin the previous research. The individual variation in the sociosexualitycanbe understood as different solutions for the allocation of investmenttrade-off between the search of partners or parental investment, bymeans of the different challenges of the environment of individual development. The responsible mental organ for this adjustment is the same responsible for allthe allocation of investments adjustment of the reproductivesphere. This mental organ first seems to becalibrated, in the prenatal environment, bythe level of androgens, indicated by the empathy level, and later it issensible to the ontogenetic environment, indicated by the internal model of self(attachment) andby the influence of the brothers, andisaffected contextually by the presence of passion and romantic relationship. The best predictorof the individual sociosexual variation, for the men,in respect to the restricted orientation was passionand the bestpredictor in respect to the unrestricted orientation was the precocious age of thefirst sexual relation. The best preditorof the individual sociosexual variation, for the women, was the alcohol consumptionand the dismissing attachment style. The individual sociosexual variation specificities in each sexhadcontributed for the understandingof the underlying mechanisms in terms of hypothesesof developmentand adaptive function and had allowed anevaluation of the evolutionary theories, as the Life History and Strategical Pluralism, compatible with the results.

Sexual guilt can occur when one's beliefs or attitudes about sex do not match with their sexual behaviors. Sexual guilt has been studied in the context of religious individuals, but research has produced inconsistent results (Hackathorn et al., 2016; Higgins et al., 2010; Leonhardt et al., 2019; Murray et al., 2007). Through a survey placed on Mturk, this study used 156 participants for data analysis. Data analysis consisted of five regressions. This study found that religiosity and relationship satisfaction are positively associated, sexual guilt and relationship satisfaction are negatively associated, sexual guilt moderated the relationship of religiosity and relationship satisfaction, conflict between sexual attitudes and behaviors was associated with lower relationship satisfaction, religiosity and sexual satisfaction had a positive association, sexual guilt and sexual satisfaction had a negative association, sexual guilt had a moderating effect on religiosity and sexual satisfaction, conflict between attitudes and behaviors was associated with more sexual guilt, and religiosity was found to be positively associated with sexual guilt. This study relates these findings to past research and posits future directions for this field of study.<div><br></div><div><br><br></div>

Relation between body hair removal, body care and sexuality Although hair removal has been described as a "new norm" during the past decades, only a little is known about body hair removal patterns of women in the Czech Republic. The purpose of this study was to assess leg, underam an pubic hair removal behavior among women in the Czech Republic and to test the degree to which hair removal in various parts of the body is associated with body care as such, that is, to find out if it has become an integral part of women's daily body care practices or whether it is regarded as a rather specific one, unrelated to one's other body care habits. Furthermore, an association with sexual experience has been tested, along with attitudes towards sex and one's genitals, which have been shown to be a significant intervening factor by some authors. Last but not least, the importance of various reasons mostly given for hair removal has been assessed as well. First, a total of 15 women aged 19 to 46 years were interviewed in a pilot qualitative study. Then a total of 111 women aged 20 to 30 years completed an Internet-based survey by means of which quantitative data were obtained on basic demographics, body care, body hair removal practices and reasons for doing so, attitudes to one's genitals and to various sexual...

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Little existing research has examined women’s solo masturbation and vibrator usage in a way that highlights the importance of both sexual agency and the sexual/romantic relationship context. This research evaluates if and how social factors, partnership status and the relationship context, and sexual self-concept impact a woman’s behaviors and attitudes toward masturbation and vibrator use. Using cross-sectional survey data from adult women (N=112), descriptive and bivariate analyses were used to explore a variety of factors. Single and partnered women did not differ significantly on a majority of measures, suggesting that partnership status may play an insignificant role in predicting women’s solo sex attitudes and behaviors. Regarding the relationship context, partner communication and positivity toward masturbation and vibrator use significantly varied together. Finally, greater sexual openness and sexual entitlement were associated with higher masturbation frequency. Results from this study suggest that masturbation and vibrator use are common among adult women, and women are capable of sexual agency in relation to masturbation and vibrator use, whether they are in established partnerships or not.

The purpose of this study was to examine the hypotheses that the external factors of family environment, gender, and clinical status and the internal factors of self-esteem and impression management would have either a positive influence or a negative influence on individuals' congruence between their sexual attitudes and their sexual behavior. The hypotheses that the external and internal factors would be significant predictors of congruence between sexual attitudes and behavior were not supported by regression analyses. Clinical status and impression management were significant predictors of congruence but in the opposite direction than hypothesized. When age was factored out of the regression equation, clinical status was no longer a significant predictor of congruence. However, impression management remained a significant predictor of congruence.