Feelings of regret following uncommitted sexual encounters in Canadian university students

被引:68
作者
Fisher, Maryanne L. [1 ]
Worth, Kerry [2 ]
Garcia, Justin R. [3 ]
Meredith, Tami [4 ]
机构
[1] St Marys Univ, Dept Psychol, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
[2] Univ Ottawa, Fac Med, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[3] Indiana Univ, Kinsey Inst Res Sex Gender & Reprod, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
[4] St Marys Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Math, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
关键词
sexual regret; intoxication; uncommitted sex; students; Canada; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE; CASUAL SEX; HOOKUPS; ALCOHOL; HOOKING; WOMEN; CONSEQUENCES; EXPERIENCES;
D O I
10.1080/13691058.2011.619579
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
In this study we explored the prevalence of regret following uncommitted sexual encounters (i. e., casual sex that occurs with someone once and only once or with someone known for less than 24 hours) among 138 female and 62 male Canadian university students, who were approximately 21 years of age. The majority of participants self-reported that they had experienced feelings of regret after an uncommitted sexual encounter. We found women reported feeling significantly more regret than men. However, men's regret was more closely tied to physical attributes than women's regrets. Regret was also influenced by the quality of the sex: high-quality sex rarely led to regret, while the reverse was true for poor-quality sex. In keeping with past studies, intoxication by alcohol and/or drugs was often listed as a source of regret by both men and women.
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