Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada.
Arch Sex Behav. 2011 Oct;40(5):961-9. doi: 10.1007/s10508-010-9663-7. Epub 2010 Aug 31.
Relatively little is known about the day-to-day initiation of sexual activity between young adults in committed relationships, notably the ways in which young people communicate interest in sexual activity. Sexual script theory (Simon and Gagnon, Society 22:53-60, 1984) posits that men are traditionally the initiators and women the restrictors of sexual activity early in relationships. However, research suggests that these patterns may be different for individuals in committed relationships. The current study used a diary method to examine verbal/nonverbal and indirect/direct initiation strategies, responses to initiations, and patterns between initiations and responses. Participants included 31 men and 32 women between the ages of 18 and 24 years who were involved in committed heterosexual relationships. Men initiated more frequently than did women and most initiations were nonverbal initiation (91%) rather than verbal (65%). Responses to initiations tended to match the initiators' choice of strategies, suggesting that synchrony plays an important role in initiation patterns. The findings have implications for understanding sexual communication as well as relationship and sexual satisfaction among young adults.
关于处于承诺关系中的年轻成年人日常性行为的开始，人们知之甚少，尤其是年轻人表达对性行为兴趣的方式。性脚本理论（Simon 和 Gagnon，Society 22:53-60, 1984）认为，在早期的关系中，男性传统上是发起者，而女性是性行为的限制者。然而，研究表明，对于处于承诺关系中的个体，这些模式可能有所不同。本研究使用日记法来检查口头/非口头和间接/直接的发起策略、对发起的反应以及发起和反应之间的模式。参与者包括 31 名年龄在 18 至 24 岁之间的参与承诺性关系的男性和 32 名女性。男性比女性更频繁地发起性行为，大多数发起行为是非言语的（91%），而不是言语的（65%）。对发起的反应往往与发起者的策略选择相匹配，这表明同步在发起模式中起着重要作用。这些发现对理解性沟通以及年轻人的关系和性满意度具有重要意义。
