Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Department of Psychology, Macalester College.
J Sex Res. 2020 Feb;57(2):200-212. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1554741. Epub 2019 Jan 9.
Although media exposure has emerged as a significant predictor of consumers' sexual decision making, less is known about the mechanisms involved and about the dynamics of these relations for adults, in general, and for African American adults, in particular. To address these gaps, we used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test whether heterosexual Black women's endorsement of traditional gender and sexual roles mediates connections between their consumption of four mainstream media (music videos, reality TV programming, movies, and women's magazines) and three dimensions of their sexual well-being (sexual assertiveness, sexual inhibition, and sexual deception). We surveyed 594 heterosexual Black women aged 17 to 55 who were undergraduate and graduate students at two universities (one historically Black university and one predominantly White institution). Results confirmed expectations, such that greater media consumption was associated with greater support of traditional gender and sexual roles; in turn, endorsing these roles predicted lower levels of sexual assertiveness, greater sexual inhibition, and more frequent use of sexual dishonesty to retain a partner. We discuss implications of these findings for psychology and sexuality research and also for Black women's sexual relationships.
尽管媒体曝光已成为消费者性决策的重要预测因素，但对于成年人，特别是对于非裔美国成年人，涉及的机制和这些关系的动态了解较少。为了解决这些差距，我们使用结构方程模型（SEM）来测试异性恋黑人女性对传统性别和性角色的认可是否在她们对四种主流媒体（音乐视频、真人秀节目、电影和女性杂志）的消费与她们的三个性健康维度（性自信、性抑制和性欺骗）之间的联系中起中介作用。我们调查了来自两所大学（一所以黑人为主体的大学和一所白人为主的大学）的 594 名 17 至 55 岁的异性恋黑人女性，她们是本科生和研究生。结果证实了预期，即更多的媒体消费与对传统性别和性角色的更大支持有关；反过来，支持这些角色预测了较低的性自信、更大的性抑制和更频繁地使用性不诚实来留住伴侣。我们讨论了这些发现对心理学和性研究的意义，以及对黑人女性性关系的意义。
