Sexual Minorities’ Gender Norm Conformity and Sexual Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Sexual Communication,Internalized Stigma,and Sexual Narcissism

Objective: Sexual satisfaction has implications for well-being and may be related to gender norms. This study was conducted to understand the relationship between U.S. sexual minority (SM) individuals’ gender norm conformity and levels of sexual satisfaction, as well as examining the following potential mediators: sexual communication, internalized stigma, and sexual narcissism. Methods and Results: A path analysis (N?=?142) revealed that, for SM individuals, higher conformity to feminine norms was related to lower sexual satisfaction through higher internalized stigma. In addition, higher conformity to feminine norms for SM individuals was positively associated with sexual narcissism. Conclusion: Implications related to sexual satisfaction for SM individuals are discussed.     

Gender-biased behavior at work: Exploring the relationship between sexual harassment and sex discrimination

This paper examines survey-based reports of sexual harassment and sex discrimination in order to identify the stylized facts about the nature of the relationship between them. In particular, we are interested in assessing whether these concepts measure similar forms of gender-biased behavior and whether they have the same effect on workers’ job satisfaction and intentions to leave their jobs. Our results provide little support for the notion that survey-based measures of sexual harassment and sex discrimination capture the same underlying behavior. Respondents do appear to differentiate between incidents of sexual harassment and incidents of sex discrimination in the workplace. There are gender differences in the consequences, however. Both sex discrimination and sexual harassment are associated with a higher degree of job dissatisfaction. However, women’s intended job changes appear to be more sensitive to experiencing sex discrimination, while men’s are more sensitive to experiencing sexual harassment. Although exploratory, when taken together these results give us hope that in the future sufficiently detailed surveys could provide a useful foundation for quantifying the link between sexual harassment and sex discrimination. They also suggest that the best prospect for developing—and then testing—a conceptual framework of gender bias lies in adopting a multi-disciplinary approach incorporating the insights of disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and economics.     

Sexual risk behaviors among youth in the child welfare system

This study uses data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) to provide estimates of sexual risk behaviors for 877 youth, age 11–14 at baseline, in the child welfare system. It examines the association between baseline psychosocial risk and protective factors on engagement in sexual risk behaviors after 36 months. It further compares rates of sexual risk behaviors between youth placed in out-of-home care and those who remained with their biological family. Key findings include a high rate of pregnancy, a high percentage of youth who initiated sexual activity at or before age 13 as well as a limited role of protective factors in moderating sexual risk behaviors. A history of placement into out-of-home care is not significantly associated with greater engagement in sexual risk behaviors. Implications for intervention development and child welfare policy for this population are discussed.     

社会变迁背景下大学生性观念演变的逻辑走向及其挑战

当代中国社会处于剧烈转型时期,性文化已经成为社会文化的重要组成部分。在此社会变迁背景下大学生性观念演变的逻辑走向可以从大学生的恋爱动机、对贞操的看法、对非婚性行为的看法及对性行为主要目的的看法等方面进行梳理。当代大学生性观念开放提出的挑战主要表现在：大学生性观念开放对传统恋爱观、价值观的挑战,对高校性教育的挑战,大学生卖淫现象对高校管理的挑战。     

刍议四川边远地区高校学生性教育模式的构建——以五所高校的调查为个案

四川边远地区高校学生需要获得系统、全面、正规的性教育。本文针对四川边远地区高校学生的性知识、性观念、性心理、性道德和学校的性教育现状,提出了构建性教育系统模式、内容模式和载体模式的建议。     

新生代农民工性状况研究——基于绵阳市的调查分析

通过对绵阳市农民工的调查分析发现,农民工获取性知识主动性不强、主要通过网络媒体获取性知识、性病传播和避孕知识不足：对于婚前、婚外性行为、第一次性行为对象和可以发生性行为的情形等方面持较为开放的态度,不少人认为夫妻性方面出现问题是婚姻破裂的主要原因之一：少部分人在性需求较为强烈．由于长期性压抑导致其身心受到影响。通过性别对以上方面进行相关分析发现,男性农民工比女性农民工更倾向于：通过网络媒体途径获取性知识,选择安全期避孕,双方自愿即可发生性关系,恋爱次数更多,性压抑时难以入眠、头疼、精力减退、幻想性犯罪。     

Working with Uncertainty: An Unfinished Case Study

A disclosure of sexual abuse, which is then retracted, places the family therapist in a difficult position both ethically and in terms of whom the therapist's primary alliance is to. This case study will examine some of these difficulties and will describe the process of working with a family when child protection issues are suspected but not substantiated.     

Coerced Sexual Experiences Among Adolescent Substance Abusers: A Potential Pathway to Increased Vulnerability to HIV Exposure

This study describes the forced sexual experiences, serious internalizing problems, risky sexual behavior, and alcohol-related correlates of risky sexual behavior of 120 substance abusing adolescents and young adults (87 men, 33 women; mean age = 17.2 years) undergoing treatment. Prior coerced sexual experiences were associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts, higher levels of risky sexual behaviors, avoidance motives for drinking, and sexual decision-making conducive to risky sexual behavior. Sexual coercion was associated with patterns of sexual behavior and alcohol use that potentially increase vulnerability to HIV exposure. Social workers can play a number of significant roles in addressing ongoing psychological distress associated with sexual coercion among these predominantly female adolescents. Therefore, effective social work practice should enhance treatment effectiveness and reduce risk for a range of maladaptive outcomes including exposure to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and revictimization.     

充满辛酸的人道主义归途——对许地山《春桃》再浅析

作品反映了作者对底层民众的真正关注、了解,重在塑造春桃这个扣人心弦的女性形象。小说《春桃》中＂一女二男＂的婚姻模式有悖于＂神性爱＂这一个古往今来文学作品的传统母题;李茂、刘向高在伦理婚姻观念上沿袭着中国传统伦理婚姻的重负,春桃具有新的伦理婚姻观念因素,但现代伦理婚姻观念的光芒始终遮不住春桃传统的观念。最后,人性善和人道主义的情怀,使三人冲破了一切传统封建伦理观念和风俗习惯的束缚,建立了属于他们自己的小世界,这种善良的人性人情寄托了许地山人道主义的关怀。     

Effects of relationship duration,cohabitation, and marriage on the frequency of intercourse in couples: Findings from German panel data

Research into the changes in the frequency of sexual intercourse is (with few exceptions) limited to cross-sectional analyses of marital duration. We investigate the frequency of intercourse while taking into account relationship duration as well as the duration of cohabitation and marriage, effects of parenthood, and relationship quality. For the analysis we apply fixed effects regression models using data from the German Family Panel (pairfam), a nationwide randomly sampled German panel survey. Our findings imply that the drop in sex frequency occurs early in the relationship, whereas neither cohabitation nor marriage affects the frequency of intercourse to a significant extent. Sex frequency is reduced during pregnancy and as long as the couple has small children, but becomes revived later on. Relationship quality is found to play a role as well. These results are contrary to the honeymoon effect found in earlier research, but indicate that in times of postponed marriage an analogous effect may be at work in the initial period of the relationship.