Contributions of Divergent Peer and Parent Sexual Messages to Asian American College Students' Sexual Behaviors
In: The Journal of sex research, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 208-220
ISSN: 1559-8519
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In: The Journal of sex research, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 208-220
ISSN: 1559-8519
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 109, S. 104696
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 122, S. 105883
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: The Journal of sex research, Band 52, Heft 2, S. 199-212
ISSN: 1559-8519
In: Behavioral science, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 135-147
In: Emerging adulthood, Band 4, Heft 5, S. 338-355
ISSN: 2167-6984
The heterosexual script describes the set of complementary but unequal roles for women and men to follow in their romantic and sexual interactions. The heterosexual script is comprised of the sexual double standard (men want sex and women set sexual limits), courtship strategies (men attract women with power and women attract men through beauty and sexiness), and commitment strategies (men avoid commitment and women prioritize relationships). Despite evidence that women and men are aware of this script, and it is prominent in the media, there is no existing measure of endorsement of the heterosexual script. In Studies 1 and 2, we develop and validate a measure of endorsement of the heterosexual script. In Study 3, we demonstrate that television consumption predicts stronger endorsement of the heterosexual script. We discuss the implications of endorsement of the heterosexual script for sexual health and provide suggestions for future research using this scale.