Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Florence.
J Sex Res. 2022 Nov-Dec;59(9):1110-1121. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2022.2042477. Epub 2022 Feb 24.
Building upon previous research that has already established a negative association between gender scripts' endorsement and female sexual functioning, the present study tested a model that explains how gender scripts' endorsement may affect female sexual functioning through perceived sexual pressure, compliance with unwanted sex, and sexual subjectivity. A community sample of 390 women (mean age = 23.98 ± 4 years; age range: 18-35 years) completed measures of gender scripts' endorsement, sexual pressure, sexual subjectivity, sexual functioning, depression, and anxiety. The assessed structural model produced an adequate fit to the data (= 41.93, = 14, = .0002; = 2.99; = .07 [.05-.08]; = .95; = .05). Variables accounted for 42% of the variance in sexual functioning levels. We found evidence for two paths linking gender scripts' endorsement to sexual functioning: in the first path the association was mediated by the level of sexual subjectivity; in the second path the association was mediated by perceived sexual pressure and by the frequency of compliance with unwanted sex. The present study represents a step toward a better understanding of the socio-cultural and psychological mechanisms underlying the link between gender scripts and female sexual functioning; theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
在先前的研究已经确立了性别角色观念的认可与女性性功能之间的负相关关系的基础上，本研究测试了一个模型，该模型解释了性别角色观念的认可如何通过感知到的性压力、对非自愿性行为的依从性和性主观性来影响女性的性功能。一个由 390 名女性组成的社区样本（平均年龄为 23.98 ± 4 岁；年龄范围：18-35 岁）完成了性别角色观念的认可、性压力、性主观性、性功能、抑郁和焦虑的测量。评估的结构模型与数据有较好的拟合（= 41.93，= 14，=.0002；= 2.99；=.07 [.05-.08]；=.95；=.05）。变量解释了 42%的性功能水平差异。我们发现有两条路径将性别角色观念的认可与性功能联系起来：在第一条路径中，这种关联是由性主观性的水平来介导的；在第二条路径中，这种关联是由感知到的性压力和对非自愿性行为的依从频率来介导的。本研究代表了朝着更好地理解性别角色观念与女性性功能之间联系的社会文化和心理机制迈出的一步；讨论了理论和临床意义。
