Fenigstein Allan, Preston Matthew
Department of Psychology, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 43022, USA.
J Sex Res. 2007 Feb;44(1):89-95. doi: 10.1080/00224490709336795.
The present research investigated gender differences in the ideally desired number of sex partners, examining several different kinds of "ideals." In two separate samples, participants were a) first asked to report their ideal number of desired sex partners - identified as a Nonspecific Ideal; b) next, they responded after considering some of the health and social risks, and the opportunity limitations, associated with sexual activity--a Pragmatic Ideal; and c) finally, participants reported their ideal number of sex partners after imagining the removal of these risks and limitations--a Hedonic Ideal. For both samples, there were significant mean, but no median, gender differences for the Nonspecific Ideal, replicating what has been found in some previous research. However, when risks were explicitly identified (in the present Pragmatic and Hedonic Ideal conditions), significant mean and median gender differences emerged: typically, men desired multiple sex partners, whereas women were consistently interested in a single sex partner, regardless of the risks or opportunities involved.
本研究调查了理想中期望的性伴侣数量方面的性别差异，研究了几种不同类型的“理想情况”。在两个独立样本中，参与者首先被要求报告他们理想中的期望性伴侣数量——被确定为非特定理想情况；接下来，他们在考虑了一些与性活动相关的健康和社会风险以及机会限制后做出回应——一种务实理想情况；最后，参与者在想象消除这些风险和限制后报告他们理想中的性伴侣数量——一种享乐主义理想情况。对于两个样本，非特定理想情况存在显著的均值性别差异，但不存在中位数性别差异，这与之前一些研究的结果一致。然而，当明确指出风险时（在当前的务实和享乐主义理想情况条件下），出现了显著的均值和中位数性别差异：通常，男性期望有多个性伴侣，而女性始终对单一性伴侣感兴趣，无论涉及何种风险或机会。
