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Sexual Sensation Seeking in Spanish Young Men and Women With Different Sexual Orientations

Jesús Castro-calvoRafael Ballester-arnalMaría Dolores Gil-llarioVicente Morell-mengualCristina Giménez-garcía

subject

AdultMaleSpanish youngAdolescentmedia_common.quotation_subjectSelf-conceptDevelopmental psychologyYoung AdultInterpersonal relationshipsexual orientationOrientation (mental)Intervention (counseling)genderHumanssexual sensation seekingSensation seekingInterpersonal RelationsHomosexualityHomosexuality MaleYoung adultHeterosexualitymedia_commonGender IdentityHomosexuality FemaleSpanish adolescentsSelf ConceptClinical PsychologySexual PartnersSpainSexual orientationBisexualityFemalePsychology

description

This study analyzes the relation of sexual orientation and gender to sexual sensation seeking. Participants were 382 individuals (200 men, 182 women) between 17 and 29 years old who completed the Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale. Of the 382 participants, 52.46% self-reported heterosexual orientation, and 47.64% self-reported homosexual orientation. The results showed differences with Sexual Sensation Seeking being more frequent among heterosexuals and men. There were no differences between heterosexual and homosexual men. Heterosexual women had higher sexual sensation seeking scores than did homosexual women. These results and their possible implications for the effective development of prevention and intervention programs in affective-sexual education are discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-09-10Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2014.931316