Feminist Identity and Sexual Behavior: The Intimate Is Political

Feminist Identity and Sexual Behavior: The Intimate is Political

10.31235/osf.io/ryx9e ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tina Fetner

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behavior ◽

Sexual Behaviors ◽

The Political ◽

Oral Sex ◽

Feminist Identity ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Emotional Needs ◽

Personal Lives ◽

To Receive ◽

The Relationship

Feminism is understood to be not only about equality for women as a group, but also about personal choices in a gender-unequal world. In this paper, I examine whether feminist identity is associated with solo and partnered sexual behavior. Using an original, representative survey of adult Canadian women (N=1,126), I employ ordinal logistic and logistic regression analyses to assess the relationship between feminist identity and sexual behavior. I find that those who call themselves feminists report having more recently masturbated than non-feminist women. In addition, I find that in partnered sexual encounters, feminists are more likely to participate in anal play, as well as engage in more kissing, cuddling and massage than non-feminists. I also find that feminist women are more likely to receive oral sex than non-feminists. These findings contribute to our understanding of feminist identity as tied to women’s personal lives, extending this association to the realm of sexual activity. In this case, the political is not only personal, it is intimate as well. Claiming a feminist identity is aligned with an approach to sexuality that includes a wider array of intimate and sexual behaviors that center women’s sexual and emotional needs in partnered encounters.

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Sexual Behavior in the Human Female

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(54)80137-5 ◽

1954 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 324-326

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behavior ◽

Human Female

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1625: Role of Estrogen Receptor β in the Regulation of Sexual Behavior in Male Mice

The Journal of Urology ◽

10.1016/s0022-5347(18)38833-5 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 171 (4S) ◽

pp. 429-429

Author(s):

Masayoshi Nomura ◽

Naohiro Fujimoto ◽

Donald W. Pfaff ◽

Sonoko Ogawa ◽

Tetsuro Matsumoto

Keyword(s):

Estrogen Receptor ◽

Sexual Behavior ◽

Estrogen Receptor Β ◽

Male Mice

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Religiosity May Stem Risky Sexual Behavior in Girls

Pediatric News ◽

10.1016/s0031-398x(07)70586-6 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 41 (9) ◽

pp. 22

Author(s):

DIANA MAHONEY

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behavior ◽

Risky Sexual Behavior

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Brief Report. The PCL-R and Gender

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.16.3.147 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 147-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Martin Grann

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Sexual Behavior ◽

Discriminant Analysis ◽

Juvenile Delinquency ◽

Violent Offenders ◽

Matched Pairs ◽

Psychopathy Checklist ◽

Psychopathy Checklist Revised ◽

And Gender

Summary: Hare's Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 1991 ) was originally constructed for use among males in correctional and forensic settings. In this study, the PCL-R protocols of 36 matched pairs of female and male violent offenders were examined with respect to gender differences. The results indicated a few significant differences. By means of discriminant analysis, male Ss were distinguished from their female counterparts through their relatively higher scores on “callous/lack of empathy” (item 8) and “juvenile delinquency” (item 18), whereas the female Ss scored relatively higher on “promiscuous sexual behavior” (item 11). Some sources of bias and possible implications are discussed.

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Parenting and Adolescents’ Sexual Development in Western Societies

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000031 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 21-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Hanneke de Graaf ◽

Ine Vanwesenbeeck ◽

Liesbeth Woertman ◽

Wim Meeus

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behavior ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Sexual Development ◽

Parental Support ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Sexual Practices ◽

Psychosexual Development ◽

First Sexual Intercourse ◽

Parenting Influences ◽

Reciprocal Associations

This review examines associations between parenting styles and the psychosexual development of adolescents. Methods and results of empirical studies of associations between parental support, control, and knowledge and the sexual behavior and sexual health of adolescents are described and evaluated. The results show that, in general, higher scores on support, control, and knowledge relate to a delay of first sexual intercourse, safer sexual practices, and higher sexual competence. Despite the vast amount of literature on this subject, the majority of these studies focus on single dimensions of parenting and unidirectional parenting influences. This review generates hypotheses regarding interactions of different parenting styles and reciprocal associations between parents and their children. There is a need for more dynamic, dialectical studies of parenting, and children’s sexual development.

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