Shigeto Aya, Anders Kristin M
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Nova Southeastern University.
Department of Applied Human Sciences, Kansas State University.
J Sex Res. 2025 May;62(4):555-567. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2024.2319258. Epub 2024 Feb 27.
Some of the primary reasons for sexual activities among college students include self-focused motives such as pleasure, along with other-focused motives that facilitate relatedness such as intimacy and emotional connection. However, college students' motivations for sex (or lack thereof) may also be impacted by the meaning they make of their own or peers' experience of "bad sex" - sex that is consensual yet "bad" or "negative" in some way. Therefore, the current study qualitatively explored college students' definitions of "bad sex." A total of 300 college-attending emerging adults (ages 18-25) provided open-ended responses regarding their definition of "bad sex" that is not sexual assault or rape. Using a thematic analytic approach, we identified six main themes on how participants defined what constituted "bad sex": (1) , (2) (3) , (4) , (5) , and (6) . Additionally, the themes were examined based on gender identity, sexual activity status, sexual orientation, and relationship status. Implications for college sex education along with areas of future research with diverse populations and qualitative methodology are discussed.
大学生进行性活动的一些主要原因包括以自我为中心的动机，如寻求愉悦，以及以他人为中心的动机，如促进亲密关系和情感联系等相关性。然而，大学生的性动机（或缺乏性动机）也可能受到他们对自己或同伴“糟糕的性经历”——即双方自愿但在某种程度上是“糟糕的”或“负面的”性经历的理解的影响。因此，本研究对大学生对“糟糕的性经历”的定义进行了定性探索。共有300名正在上大学的新兴成年人（年龄在18至25岁之间）就他们对非性侵犯或强奸的“糟糕的性经历”的定义提供了开放式回答。我们采用主题分析方法，确定了参与者定义构成“糟糕的性经历”的六个主要主题：（1） ，（2） ，（3） ，（4） ，（5） ，以及（6） 。此外，还根据性别认同、性活动状况、性取向和恋爱状况对这些主题进行了研究。讨论了对大学性教育的启示以及未来针对不同人群和定性方法的研究领域。
