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- Title
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
- Authors
Cat, Rodney M.; Long, Edgar; Angera, Jeffrey J.; Draper, Kirsten K.
- Abstract
The article examines the connection between having premarital sexual intercourse with a partner for the first time and the effect on subsequent relationship. Prior to the late 1960s, premarital sexual activity was not readily accepted or acknowledged by the general public. Since then, attitudes and behavior concerning premarital sexuality have become less restrictive. There is also indirect evidence that qualities of the premarital relationship may affect the impact on the relationship of having first intercourse with a particular partner. Several studies have shown that premarital interaction patterns have an impact on later marital quality. However, little is known about the role that sexuality plays in ongoing premarital relationships. Gender, sexual permissiveness, and sex guilt have been shown to play a role in sexuality. Men and women may differ in their attitudes about sex. Men often view sex as a physical, pleasurable act, while women tend to view sex as an act to increase emotional closeness. Similarly, men tend to have more permissive attitudes towards sex than women, although their attitudes are becoming more similar.
- Subjects
MAN-woman relationships; PREMARITAL sex; SEXUAL ethics; INTERPERSONAL relations; GENDER; SOCIAL psychology
- Publication
Family Relations, 1993, Vol 42, Issue 2, p158
- ISSN
0197-6664
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/585449