Motivations and Sexual Attitudes, Experiences, and Behavior of Sexuality Professionals

被引:5
作者
Luria, Mijal [2 ]
Byers, E. Sandra [1 ]
Voyer, Susan D. [1 ]
Mock, Moshe [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ New Brunswick, Dept Psychol, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
[2] Hadassah Univ Hosp, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel
[3] Meir Med Ctr, Kefar Sava, Israel
关键词
INTERPERSONAL EXCHANGE MODEL; COMMUNICATION; ABUSE; EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; WOMEN; SATISFACTION; STUDENTS; PARENTS; GENDER;
D O I
10.1080/0092623X.2011.606882
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study examined the motivations for entering the field and sexual attitudes, experiences, and behavior of an international group of sexuality professionals. Participants were 252 individuals attending the XVII World Congress of Sexology who completed a questionnaire in English, Spanish or French. Most participants reported professional rather than personal motivations for entering the field in addition to interest. On average, participants reported little sexual communication with their parents as children. About one-third had experienced unwanted sexual activity as a child. Participants were mostly accepting of a range of sexual activities, although they were less accepting of some behaviors than of others. Twelve of the participants who had engaged in sexual activity with a casual or anonymous partner in the previous 2 years had not used a condom consistently. Participants reported high sexual satisfaction and good sexual communication with their partner. Nevertheless, 45% of the women and 35% of the men reported regularly experiencing one or more sexual problems. Few participants reported that their profession affected their sexual functioning negatively; in contrast most reported that it had positive effects on their sexual functioning. These results suggest that there are few differences between sexuality professionals and the general public.
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页码:112 / 131
页数:20
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