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On the Link Between Benevolent Sexism and Orgasm Frequency in Heterosexual Women

Overview of attention for article published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, June 2016
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Title
On the Link Between Benevolent Sexism and Orgasm Frequency in Heterosexual Women
Published in
Archives of Sexual Behavior, June 2016
DOI 10.1007/s10508-016-0780-9
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Authors

Emily Ann Harris, Matthew J. Hornsey, Fiona Kate Barlow

Abstract

Previous research on subclinical orgasmic difficulties among women has focused on intrapsychic and interpersonal variables, but little attention has been paid to the more distal ideological factors that might indirectly constrain sexual pleasure. We hypothesized that women's endorsement of a benevolently sexist worldview would be negatively associated with orgasm frequency. Specifically, we predicted that benevolent sexism would be associated with increased perceptions of male sexual selfishness. This perception of men as interested in their own sexual pleasure would then predict decreased willingness to ask a partner for sexual pleasure, which in turn would be associated with less frequent orgasms. We found support for our model across two studies (Study 1: N = 339; Study 2: N = 323). We did not, however, find a direct effect of benevolent sexism on orgasm frequency. We discuss possible additional variables linking benevolent sexism with orgasm frequency, implications, and future directions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 31 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 32%
Student > Master 4 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 10%
Researcher 3 10%
Student > Bachelor 2 6%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 6 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 19 61%
Social Sciences 4 13%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 3%
Unknown 7 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 103. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 May 2022.
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#343,996
of 22,877,793 outputs
Outputs from Archives of Sexual Behavior
#202
of 3,468 outputs
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#7,776
of 352,336 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Archives of Sexual Behavior
#7
of 40 outputs
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