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Emerging adulthood: An age of sexual experimentation or sexual self-focus?

Emerging adulthood: An age of sexual experimentation or sexual self-focus?. Hayley R. Leveque and Cory L. Pedersen.

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Emerging adulthood: An age of sexual experimentation or sexual self-focus?

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  1. Emerging adulthood: An age of sexual experimentation or sexual self-focus? Hayley R. Leveque and Cory L. Pedersen

  2. Emerging adults (EAs) have been theorized as an intensely self-focused and sexually experimental cohort. The aim of this study was to examine the sexual motivations of heterosexual EA couples (aged 18 to 25 years) compared to heterosexual older adult couples (aged 30+ years) to determine if EAs are more self-focused sexual partners than older adults and if the self-focused sexual motivations of EAs lead to sexual dissatisfaction in their respective couple members. However, contrary to what was expected, lower levels of sexual self-focus at older ages led to higher levels of sexual dissatisfaction in partners. What is The Purpose?

  3. Normative sexuality in emerging adulthood Sexual functioning and satisfaction Sexual motivation and reasons for having sex Sexual intercourse is common among emerging adults. Main Points

  4. Generalizations and Validity Studies of college students indicate that a majority will have had intercourse by the time they graduate Casual sex is also considered to be quite common during the emerging adult years. Findings revealed that an optimal level of sexual self-focus may be required for individuals to keep their partners sexually satisfied Not only may it be important to attend to a partner's sexual needs, but also one's own in order to ensure the satisfaction of one's partner.

  5. Findings What is not known about emerging adulthood is the degree to which self-focus plays a role in the developing sexual lives of emerging adult Reasons for sex amongst emerging adults in college Recorded percentages of different sexual interactions and levels of satisfactions

  6. Participants Emerging males Emerging females 25+ males 25+ female Heterosexual emerging couples relationships lasting longer than 6 months Heterosexual 25+ couples relationships lasting longer than 6 months

  7. Worthiness For most individuals, the early 20's are years of experimentation, learning, and personal cultivation, a time of life-shaping transformations in the romantic and occupational realms of their lives (Erikson, 1968). identity exploration, instability, self-focus

  8. Values Learning more about one's sexual motivations may help emerging adults gain a better understanding of themselves as sexual beings and a better sense of their own sexual self.

  9. Potential Funding Reasons The current study was the first of its kind to compare sexual motivations and levels of sexual dissatisfaction as a function of age and gender, among emerging adult and older adult couples. This could potentially diffuse the development of sexual dysfunction for emerging adults. As Reissing et al. (2005)

  10. Future studies should assess more specifically the positive aspects or outcomes of sexual self-focus and its associated behaviors in order to help individuals acknowledge the reasons why they have sex, and the effect these reasons have on their romantic partners. Following Up Study

  11. Hyperlink Emerging adulthood: an age of sexual experimentation or sexual self-focus? The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Winter, 2012, Vol.21(3-4), p.147(13) [Peer Reviewed Journal] Leveque, Hayley R. ; Pedersen, Cory L. http://resolver.flvc.org/FLCC1900?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2014-02-27T17%3A31%3A41IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-gale_ofa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Emerging%20adulthood:%20an%20age%20of%20sexual%20experimentation%20or%20sexual%20self-focus%3F&rft.jtitle=The%20Canadian%20Journal%20of%20Human%20Sexuality&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Leveque%2C%20Hayley%20R.&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=20121222&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=3-4&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=147&rft.epage=&rft.pages=&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=1188-4517&rft.eissn=&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/&rft.object_id=&svc_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:sch_svc&svc.fulltext=yes&rft_dat=<gale_ofa>321578254</gale_ofa>&rft.eisbn=&rft_id=info:oai/

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