Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816-1390, USA.
Arch Sex Behav. 2012 Apr;41(2):391-400. doi: 10.1007/s10508-011-9792-7. Epub 2011 Jul 28.
The present study examined 100 lesbian and gay college students and 100 heterosexual students to determine whether group differences exist in frequency of a range of non-erotic cognitive distractions during sexual activity. Non-erotic cognitive distraction is a descriptive term for both self-evaluative cognitions related to physical performance and body image concerns, as well as additional cognitive distractions (e.g., contracting an STI or emotional concerns) during sexual activity. Participants were matched on gender (96 males and 104 females), age, and ethnicity, and completed questionnaires assessing frequency of non-erotic cognitive distractions during sexual activity, as well as measures of additional variables (trait and body image anxiety, attitudes toward sexual minorities, self-esteem, and religiosity). Results indicated that sexual minorities experienced significantly more cognitive distractions related to body image, physical performance, and STIs during sexual activity than heterosexuals. Regarding gender, men reported more distractions related to STIs than women. Interaction effects were observed between sexual orientation and gender for body image-, disease-, and external/emotional-based distractions. Implications of these findings are discussed.
本研究调查了 100 名男同性恋和女同性恋大学生和 100 名异性恋学生，以确定在性行为过程中非性认知分心的频率是否存在群体差异。非性认知分心是一个描述性术语，包括与身体表现和身体形象相关的自我评价认知，以及性行为过程中的其他认知分心（例如，感染性传播疾病或情绪问题）。参与者在性别（96 名男性和 104 名女性）、年龄和种族方面相匹配，并完成了评估性行为中非性认知分心频率的问卷，以及其他变量（特质和身体形象焦虑、对性少数群体的态度、自尊和宗教信仰）的测量。结果表明，性少数群体在性行为过程中经历了更多与身体形象、身体表现和性传播感染相关的认知分心，而异性恋者则较少。关于性别，男性报告的与性传播感染相关的分心比女性更多。性取向和性别之间存在身体形象、疾病和外部/情绪相关分心的交互效应。讨论了这些发现的意义。
