Department of Clinical and Basic Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, Avda. Vicent Sos Baynat s/n, 12071, Castellón de la Plana, Spain.
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain.
Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Oct;51(7):3431-3442. doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02315-6. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
Sexuality has been censored by Spanish culture, where legal progress in the form of new policies about sexual diversity rights has not been followed by lower levels of social discrimination. This has affected sexual development across the lifespan for both sexual minorities and heterosexual people who experience their sexuality outside of heteronormativity. However, the literature has regularly excluded the possible consequences of the experience of sexuality within prescriptive categories, particularly in heterosexual people. This study delves deeper into the same-sex experiences of heterosexual women and men and the discomfort they may feel toward such experiences in Spain. A total of 2900 young Spanish people who self-identified as heterosexual completed a questionnaire on sexual diversity and experiences related to sexual orientation. The mean age was 24.22 years (SD = 5.71), 71.1% were women, and 28.9% were men. More heterosexual women than heterosexual men reported having had same-sex attraction, fantasies, desires, and behavioral intentions. However, these men and women reported having similar levels of same-sex sexual intercourse. The discomfort level experienced was higher among heterosexual men and younger people, suggesting the possibility that traditional norms restrict behavioral expression of sexuality among these individuals. At least in the Spanish context, these gender differences should be taken into account to adjust all psychological and educational interventions in the future to improve inclusive sexual attitudes and the treatment of discomfort with sexual orientation. Following these results, research on sexual diversity should focus on young heterosexual people who have different same-sex experiences according to gender differences.
性在西班牙文化中受到审查，尽管在性多元化权利方面制定了新政策，但社会歧视程度并未降低。这影响了整个生命周期的性发展，包括性少数群体和不符合异性恋规范的异性恋者。然而，文献通常排除了在规定性类别内体验性的可能后果，尤其是在异性恋者中。本研究更深入地探讨了西班牙异性恋男女的同性经验以及他们对这种经验的不适感。共有 2900 名自认为是异性恋的西班牙年轻人完成了一份关于性多元化和与性取向相关经验的问卷。平均年龄为 24.22 岁（SD = 5.71），其中 71.1%为女性，28.9%为男性。与异性恋男性相比，更多的异性恋女性报告有同性吸引、幻想、欲望和行为意图。然而，这些男性和女性报告有类似程度的同性性行为。异性恋男性和年轻人的不适感水平较高，这表明传统规范可能限制了这些人对性行为的表达。至少在西班牙的背景下，应该考虑到这些性别差异，以便在未来调整所有心理和教育干预措施，以改善包容的性态度和对性取向的不适感处理。根据这些结果，性多元化的研究应该关注具有不同同性经验的年轻异性恋者，这些经验因性别差异而异。
