Gender differences in sexual fantasy and behavior in a college population: a ten-year replication.
This report is a replication of a study conducted 10 years ago by Person et al., investigating gender differences in sexual behaviors and fantasies in a college population. We found that men continue to fantasize more than women, but the gender differences have narrowed. Recent sexual experiences of our population show a trend toward an increase in gender differences, and there is a greater correlation between sexual fantasy and experiences in women than in men. As in Person's study, we did not find that men had more aggressive/sadistic fantasies than women.
Hsu
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Sepulveda Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Bakersfield, CA.
Kling
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Kessler
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Knapke
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Diefenbach
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Elias
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D000328:Adult; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*