Roche J P
Adolescence. 1986 Spring;21(81):107-21.
Using data gathered from a sixty-three item dating and mate-selection questionnaire completed by two hundred and eighty student and nonstudent respondents, this study investigates the differences between what people believe is proper premarital sexual behavior, what they do and what they think others are doing at five stages of dating. It was found that persons are most restrictive in what they believe is proper conduct, more permissive in their reported behavior, and most permissive in their perception of what others are doing. During the early stages of dating, males and females differ widely in their outlook as to what is proper behavior and also in their reported behavior. Other studies which failed to take dating stage into consideration may have missed important gender differences in the early period of dating.
本研究使用从一份由280名学生和非学生受访者填写的包含63个项目的约会与择偶调查问卷中收集的数据，调查了人们在约会的五个阶段中，对于婚前性行为的适当标准、自身行为以及对他人行为的看法之间的差异。研究发现，人们在认为适当的行为方面最为严格，在报告的自身行为方面较为宽松，而在对他人行为的认知方面最为宽松。在约会的早期阶段，男性和女性对于适当行为的看法以及报告的行为存在很大差异。其他未考虑约会阶段的研究可能忽略了约会早期重要的性别差异。
