Title |
Being “Good in Bed”—Body Concerns, Self-Perceptions, and Gender Expectations Among Swedish Heterosexual Female and Male Senior High-School Students
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Published in |
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, March 2016
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DOI | 10.1080/0092623x.2016.1158759 |
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Authors |
Eva Elmerstig, Barbro Wijma, Kristofer Årestedt, Katarina Swahnberg |
Abstract |
We investigated gender differences regarding body perceptions, self-perceptions, values and expectations in sexual situations, and factors associated with expectations, among Swedish heterosexual female and male high school students. A total of 2765 students (aged 18-22) completed questionnaires. Women reported lower satisfaction with themselves and their body appearance (p<0.001), and felt more inferior to their partner (p<0.001). Men felt more superior to their partner, and felt higher expectations (p<0.001). Male sex, difficulty saying no to sex, dissatisfaction with the body, feeling inferior or superior to partner, and considering partner's satisfaction as more important, were all associated with feeling expectations during sex. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 17% |
Canada | 1 | 17% |
Germany | 1 | 17% |
Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
Members of the public | 2 | 33% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 37 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 8 | 22% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 22% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 8% |
Unknown | 12 | 32% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 11 | 30% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 5% |
Sports and Recreations | 1 | 3% |
Other | 3 | 8% |
Unknown | 13 | 35% |