Sneijders Guusje, Reitz Ellen, Endendijk Joyce J
Child and Adolescent Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Arch Sex Behav. 2025 Feb;54(2):641-656. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-03057-3. Epub 2024 Dec 17.
Amidst the predominantly risk-focused narrative of adolescent sexual health, sexual pleasure is often overlooked. This study examined the association between adolescents' experienced sexual pleasure and profiles of sexual double standard (SDS) norms, which prescribe divergent expectations of sexuality based on gender. The sample consisted of 209 Dutch adolescents aged 16-20 years (57% female) who have had sexual intercourse. A survey assessed adolescents' endorsement of SDS norms and perceived SDS norms of parents, peers, and the media, as well as adolescents' experienced sexual pleasure. Latent profile analysis identified four distinct profiles. Profile 1 involved adolescents who held traditional personal views (e.g., seeing men as sexually dominant, women as sexually passive), but perceived less traditional external norms. Profile 2 included adolescents with egalitarian personal views (e.g., expecting similar sexual behaviors of men and women) and perceptions of less traditional external norms. Adolescents in Profile 3 had traditional personal views and perceived more traditional external messages. Adolescents in Profile 4 had egalitarian personal views coexisting with perceptions of less traditional peer and parent norms, but more traditional media norms. These profiles differed significantly in reported sexual pleasure by adolescents, with the highest levels of sexual pleasure observed in Profiles 2 and 3 and the lowest in Profile 1. Adolescent gender did not significantly moderate these relationships, indicating similar relations between SDS norms and sexual pleasure across genders. The findings underscore the complex interplay between personal norms and perceived social norms about sexuality, emphasizing the need for tailored educational strategies that effectively support adolescents in navigating differing social norms about sexuality during their sexual development.
在以风险为主导的青少年性健康叙述中，性快感常常被忽视。本研究考察了青少年体验到的性快感与性双重标准（SDS）规范之间的关联，该规范基于性别对性行为规定了不同的期望。样本包括209名16 - 20岁的荷兰青少年（57%为女性），他们都有过性行为。一项调查评估了青少年对SDS规范的认同以及对父母、同伴和媒体的SDS规范的认知，还有青少年体验到的性快感。潜在剖面分析确定了四种不同的剖面。剖面1包括那些持有传统个人观点（如认为男性在性方面占主导，女性在性方面被动），但感知到的外部规范不太传统的青少年。剖面2包括具有平等主义个人观点（如期望男性和女性有相似的性行为）且对外部规范感知不太传统的青少年。剖面3中的青少年持有传统个人观点且感知到更传统的外部信息。剖面4中的青少年具有平等主义个人观点，同时对同伴和父母规范的感知不太传统，但对媒体规范的感知更传统。这些剖面在青少年报告的性快感方面有显著差异，剖面2和剖面3中观察到的性快感水平最高，剖面1中最低。青少年性别并未显著调节这些关系，表明SDS规范与性快感在不同性别之间的关系相似。研究结果强调了关于性行为的个人规范和感知到的社会规范之间复杂的相互作用，强调需要制定有针对性的教育策略，以有效地支持青少年在性发育过程中应对关于性行为的不同社会规范。
