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- Title
Guilt: A Factor in Sexual Satisfaction.
- Authors
Darling, Carol A.; Davidson Sr., J. Kenneth
- Abstract
As individuals begin to engage in sexual activities, they must contend with the interaction of their current behaviors with any prior learning related to sexual guilt. While guilt feelings associated with participation in masturbation, petting, and sexual intercourse have decreased in recent years, especially among females, few studies have considered the role of guilt in sexual satisfaction among adolescents/young adults. In order to examine the relationship of guilt to psychological and physiological sexual satisfaction, a survey research design was employed utilizing the responses of coitally active male and female never-married students from a state university. Findings indicate that feelings of guilt about various sexual activities do affect sexual satisfaction with differential influences for males and females.
- Subjects
PREMARITAL sex; SELF-realization; TEENAGERS' sexual behavior; SEXUAL intercourse; MARRIED students; ADULTS
- Publication
Sociological Inquiry, 1987, Vol 57, Issue 3, p251
- ISSN
0038-0245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-682X.1987.tb01045.x