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Article: THE CERTAINTY OF THE SEXUAL SELF-CONCEPT.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
- Article date:
- December 22, 1999
- Author:
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ABSTRACT: This study sought to examine how men and women perceive the sexual component of their self-concept and the certainty with which they hold those views. Replicating the results of a previous study, it was found that men perceived themselves as more sexually experienced, responsive, and deviant than women whereas there was a tendency for women to perceive themselves as more sexually attractive and romantic. In terms of certainty about one's self-concept, as predicted, women were more certain than men about their sexual attractiveness and the romantic component of their sexuality. Furthermore, the variables of erotophobia-erotophilia, self-reported sexual experience, ...