Religiosity and the sexuality of women: Sexual behavior and sexual satisfaction revisited

Davidson, J. Kenneth; Norton, Laura G.

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“…The presence of affiliation differences in female intercourse behavior and the lack of such differences in males is consistent with women's traditional endorsement of more religious influence on sexual behaviors than men (Miller & Stark, 2002). Unlike past studies, no affiliation differences were found in the age of first sexual activity or in the age of sexual debut in women or men (e.g., Davidson et al, 1995).…”

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“…Frequent attendance of religious services is related to greater sexual abstinence, less sexual activity, less frequent sexual intercourse, fewer lifetime sexual partners, and delayed age of first intercourse (Barkan, 2006;Cochran & Beeghley, 1991;Cochran, Chamlin, Beeghley, & Fenwick, 2004;Davidson, Darling, & Norton, 1995;Davidson, Moore, & Ullstrup, 2004;Jensen, Newell, & Holman, 1990;Lefkowitz et al, 2004;Miller & Olson, 1988;Studer & Thornton, 1987;Visser, Smith, Richters, & Rissel, 2007). However, it is unclear whether attendance is an accurate indicator of religiosity across faith groups, as members of religious affiliations differ dramatically in the expectations of religious participation.…”

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The Relation Between Sexual Behavior and Religiosity Subtypes: A Test of the Secularization Hypothesis

2008

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Previous literature on religion and sexual behavior has focused on narrow definitions of religiosity, including religious affiliation, religious participation, or forms of religiousness (e.g., intrinsic religiosity). Trends toward more permissive premarital sexual activity in the North American Christian-Judeo religion support the secularization hypothesis of religion, which posits an increasing gap between religious doctrine and behavior. However, the recent rise of fundamentalist and new age religious movements calls for a reexamination of the current link between religion and sexual behavior. The use of dual definitions of religiosity, including religious affiliation and dimensional subtypes, may further characterize this link. The present cross-sectional study evaluated patterns of sexual behavior in a young adult sample (N = 1302, M age = 18.77 years) in the context of the secularization hypothesis using religious affiliation and a liberal-conservative continuum of religious subtypes: paranormal belief, spirituality, intrinsic religiosity, and fundamentalism. Results indicated few affiliation differences in sexual behavior in men or women. Sexual behaviors were statistically predicted by spirituality, fundamentalism, and paranormal belief, and the endorsement of fundamentalism in particular was correlated with lower levels of female sexual behavior. The secularization hypothesis was supported by consistent levels of sexual activity across affiliations and is contradicted by the differential impact of religiosity subtypes on sexual behavior. Findings suggested that the use of religious subtypes to evaluate religious differences, rather than solely affiliation, may yield useful insights into the link between religion and sexual behavior.

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The Relation Between Sexual Behavior and Religiosity Subtypes: A Test of the Secularization Hypothesis

2008

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“…Henze e Hudson (1974), Longo (2001), Gupta (2000) e Hugo et al (2011) criaram variáveis dummies, sendo, respectivamente: se a mulher frequenta os cultos de sua religião; se vai à igreja ou ao culto pelo menos uma vez por mês; se vai à igreja pelo menos uma vez por mês, se vai à igreja poucas vezes por ano; se pratica religião. Outros, no entanto, utilizaram níveis de frequência de ida aos serviços religiosos, que variavam de mais que uma vez na semana até nunca (MILLER et al, 1987;JENSEN et al, 1990;HAMMOND et al, 1993;DAVIDSON et al, 1995;MURRAY et al, 1998;MANLOVE et al, 2006;CRAWFORD et al, 2011;HULL;HENNESSY, 2011;ISHIDA;STUPP;MCDONALD, 2011;ROSENBAUM;WEATHERSBEE, 2013).…”

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Religião, religiosidade e iniciação sexual na adolescência e juventude: lições de uma revisão bibliográfica sistemática de mais de meio século de pesquisas

Coutinho¹,

Miranda-Ribeiro

2014

Rev. bras. estud. popul.

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Apesar de ainda pouco estudada no Brasil, a influência da religião na sexualidade tem sido investigada pela literatura internacional por mais de meio século. Na literatura brasileira, a religião enquanto variável de interesse demográfico, com impacto no comportamento sexual, vem ganhando importância à medida que se fazem presentes, na sociedade, as mudanças no panorama religioso e nas normas e valores associados à sexualidade. Diante do crescente interesse, por parte dos demógrafos, na variável religião, tornam-se necessários mais subsídios teóricos com a finalidade de dar suporte às futuras pesquisas e estudos brasileiros. O presente trabalho busca, então, mapear as literaturas nacional e internacional acerca da associação entre religião, religiosidade e iniciação sexual de adolescentes e jovens e revelar as muitas formas utilizadas ao longo dos anos para classificar religião e religiosidade. Esta análise também procura ressaltar os cuidados metodológicos que devem ser tomados em estudos de sexualidade adolescente e de religião em geral. Para cumprir com esses dois objetivos, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica sistemática nas bases de dados SciELO, Atla, JSTOR e Banco de Teses e Dissertações do Cedeplar e da UFMG, buscando artigos publicados entre 1950 e abril de 2014, em português e inglês.Palavras-chave: Iniciação sexual. Religião. Religiosidade. Adolescência. Revisão bibliográfica sistemática.

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“…En este sentido, DeLamater (1991) propone la definición de satisfacción sexual como el grado en el cual la actividad sexual de una persona corresponde a sus expectativas (86) . Por otra parte, Davidson, Darling y Norton (1995) consideran que el sentimiento de (in)satisfacción con la vida sexual se relaciona directamente con las experiencias sexuales pasadas de individuo, sus expectativas actuales y aspiraciones futuras (99) . También Pinney, Gerrard y Denney refinaron el concepto identificando dos dimensiones en la sexualidad: la satisfacción sexual general (relativa a los tipos y frecuencia de la actividad sexual), y la satisfacción con el compañero actual (86) .…”

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Cuando el cáncer de seno no significa insatisfacción sexual. Un estudio comparativo

Finck¹,

Barradas²,

Agudelo³

et al. 2012

Psicooncología

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ResumenEl cáncer de seno es considerado un problema de salud pública, en la medida en que actualmente se presenta como uno de los factores más comunes de morbimortalidad en mujeres de países de todo el mundo, y de Colombia. Aunque se haya verificado un aumento importante en el número de sobrevivientes de cáncer de seno, la vivencia de esta enfermedad puede comprometer aspectos relacionados con la sexualidad, lo que implica atribuir mayor relevancia a los procesos de adaptación psicosocial, y a su impacto en la calidad de vida de estas mujeres. Este estudio busca evaluar los niveles de satisfacción sexual de pacientes con cáncer de seno. Para esto, se recolectaron datos de 100 mujeres sanas y de 84 pacientes con diagnóstico de cáncer de seno, en un hospital universitario en la ciudad de Bogotá. AbstractBreast cancer is currently considered a public health problem, since it is one of the most common factors of morbidity and mortality in women in countries around the world, and also in Colombia. Although there has been an increase in the number of breast cancer survivors, the experience of the disease may compromise sexuality aspects, which highlights the importance of the process of psychological adaptation, and its impact on the quality of life of these women. This study aims to assess the levels of sexual dissatisfaction in patients with breast cancer. For this purpose, 100 healthy women were interviewed and their answers were compared to those of 84 patients diagnosed with breast cancer, contacted through a university hospital in Bogotá. The Index of Sexual Satisfaction (ISS) and the Supplementary Questionnaire Breast Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ BR-23) were applied. The results showed significant differences in the level of sexual dissatisfaction in both groups (t (156) = 9.33, p<0.001), where the group of patients was less dissatisfied with their sexuality (M=24.6, SD=17.5), compared with the group of healthy women (M=46.9, SD=12.4). The treatments that are mostly CUANDO EL CÁNCER DE SENO NO SIGNIFICA INSATISFACCIÓN SEXUAL. UN ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO ENTRE PACIENTES Y UN GRUPO DE MUJERES SANAS EN COLOMBIA WHEN BREAST CANCER DOES NOT MEAN SEXUAL DISSATISFACTION.

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Religiosity and the sexuality of women: Sexual behavior and sexual satisfaction revisited

Cited by 84 publications

References 24 publications

The Relation Between Sexual Behavior and Religiosity Subtypes: A Test of the Secularization Hypothesis

The Relation Between Sexual Behavior and Religiosity Subtypes: A Test of the Secularization Hypothesis

Religião, religiosidade e iniciação sexual na adolescência e juventude: lições de uma revisão bibliográfica sistemática de mais de meio século de pesquisas

Cuando el cáncer de seno no significa insatisfacción sexual. Un estudio comparativo

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