[Influence of the sex and gender in the sexual behavior of adolescents].
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relation between gender and sex with the sexual behavior of adolescents. The sample comprised 815 teenagers (M=15.65, Sd.=1.42). The assessment instruments were the BEM Sex Role Inventory, the Sexual Opinion Survey, the Questionnaire of Risk Perception of Bayés and a questionnaire designed for the study. The results revealed that the majority of adolescents do not match the traditional gender stereotypes, defining themselves as adrogynes (34.4%). The teenagers who are defined as adrogynes or masculine carry out more sexual behaviors, and who display more erotophilia. The need to include the variable "gender" as a category of analysis in research on sexual behavior is indicated.
Universidad de Oviedo, Facultad de Psicología,
Elena
E
García-Vega
Elena
E
Menéndez Robledo
Paula
P
García Fernández
Rosana
R
Rico Fernández
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult