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The Rockefeller Foundation, in one form or another, was the major supporter of sex research in this country for over 40 years, from before the beginning of World War I to after the end of World War II. The kind of research the foundation supported, decisions made about the possible publication of a journal devoted to sex research, and ultimately the support of Kinsey, have deeply influenced subsequent developments in sex research in this country

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551253

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

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It was hypothesized and found that women, more than men, would report increases from young adulthood to old age on one or more of six measures: incidence of sexual activity, frequency of orgasm, interest in sexual activity, sexual urge, subjective pleasure regarding sexual activities, and satisfaction with sex life. In a volunteer sample of 62 women and 40 men aged 60 to 85 residing in the Northeast, self‐ratings of participation in sexual activities and feelings about sexual experience at the present time were contrasted with retrospective reports of respondents' activities and feelings between the ages of 20 and 30. Respondents' reasons for positive changes in any of the measures supported the theoretical assumptions underlying the hypothesis: Enhanced sexuality was attributed to role transitions, menopause, changing cultural standards for female sexuality, and increased control over one's sexual life. Results suggest the utility of a life‐span theory in explicating changes in sexuality during adulthood and emphasize the role of events in middle age or later in facilitating the changes that respondents themselves viewed positively

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551254

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

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Effects of a single session masturbation seminar en high school males' beliefs, guilt, and behavior regarding masturbation were examined. It was predicted that the treatment group would, as compared to a control group, (a) be more positive in their attitudes toward masturbation in general, (b) have fewer false beliefs about the harmful nature of masturbation (sex myths), (c) have less sex guilt associated with masturbating, and (d) report a greater frequency of masturbation. Results indicated that for the treatment group, attitudes were more positive toward masturbation in general, and there were fewer false beliefs. Negative feelings (e.g., guilt) were not influenced following instruction, nor was masturbatory behavior. These findings provide support for a multivariate construct approach to studying masturbation attitudes and behavior. The present study also offers some support for the inclusion of seminars about adolescent masturbation in similar sex education programs

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551255

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

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An epigenetic developmental model was employed in focusing on experiential variables assumed to be antecedent to child, adolescent, and college‐age sexual behavior. Retrospective data were obtained from students at a large Oklahoma university and a large New York university. General linear models procedure (GLM) analyses revealed significant geographic differences in 18 out of 65 variables. Differences were found in specific demographic variables and in specific parenting variables that are of importance in an epigenetic model and are logically related to differences between the two geographic regions. Significant sex differences were found for 41 out of 62 variables, generally consistent with those reported in the literature. The results of correlational analyses support the hypothesis that the child's self‐stimulatory and interactive sexual behaviors are an essential aspect of experiential influences upon psychosexual development. The patterns found were different for the two sexes. Parental influences were not found to be an essential aspect of experiential influences. Given the retrospective nature of the study, results are viewed as tentative. Future researchers should use those methodologies provided by the developmental sciences and focus on influences in all developmental periods

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551256

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

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We examined both self‐reported and physiologically measured sexual arousal of male heterosexual and homosexual subjects to explore various parameters of sexual response in these two groups. Results clearly support previous work with these groups, demonstrating that films produce more arousal than either slides or audiotaped stimuli and that arousal to lesbian and male homosexual stimuli content were best able to discriminate heterosexual and homosexual arousal patterns for well matched groups of subjects. The previous finding that the correlation between the subjective and physiological measures is lower for male homosexual subjects than for male heterosexual subjects was replicated, but it was demonstrated that this result is a confound of the stimulus content employed. When the level of arousal, pleasantness of the stimulus, or quantity of partner preference cues was controlled, the group differences in correlation were no longer present. Finally, decreased sexual experience and information were found to predict, in both groups, lower concordance between self‐reported and physiological arousal. These results may clarify previous work which has indicated a relationship between the inaccurate tracking of physiological response and sexual dysfunction

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551257

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551258

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551259

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551260

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551261

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor

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REPRODUCTIVE ETHICS. Michael D. Bayles. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‐Hall, 1984; 141 pages; $10.95.EXPLORING GENDER RELATIONS: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE. Marlene Mackie. Toronto: Butterworths, 1983; 358 pages; $17.95 (pa.).SARAH: A SEXUAL BIOGRAPHY. Paul R. Abramson. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1984; 142 pages; $9.95 (pa.); $29.50 (cl.).SENSUOUS SPACES: DESIGNING YOUR EROTIC INTERIORS. Sivon Reznikoff. New York: Whitney Library of Design, Watson‐Guptill Publications, 1983; 204 pages; $32.50.SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES: AN ANNOTATED, SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. Stephen Margolis. New York: Garland, 1985; 176 pages; $23.00.WOMEN AND DEVIANCE: ISSUES IN SOCIAL CONFLICT AND CHANGE; AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Nanette J. Davis and Jone M. Keith. New York: Garland, 1984; 236 pages; $35.00

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224498509551262

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1985

数据来源: Taylor