| Autor: |
Garcia, Luis T., Cieselka, Christine, Fuchs, Daniella |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality; Dec1999, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p35-42, 8p |
| Abstrakt: |
A study was conducted to investigate whether the inferences that individuals make about their sexuality are influenced by social comparison processes. Forty-four male and 54 female research participants were given bogus survey information about the sexual experience of others. The survey indicated the percentage of college freshmen (same sex as the participants) who had engaged in sexual intercourse by the time they entered college. We manipulated the percentage (high-75%, or low-10%) presented in the survey. The participants were then asked to rate themselves on a number of sexual traits and to indicate the number of sexual activities they had engaged in. The results showed that participants' ratings of their sexuality were influenced by the survey information. As predicted by social comparison theory, those who read the survey indicating a high percentage of participation in sexual intercourse rated themselves lower on a number of sexual traits than those who read the survey indicating a low percentage. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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