Gender Differences in the Perception of Love and Sex among Polish Young Adults
Keywords:
perception of sex, perception of love, gender differences, young adultsAbstract
The aim of the study was to investigate gender differences in the perception of love and sex among Polish young adults. The Perception of Love and Sex Scale was administered to the sample 494 young adults (327 females and 167 males) aged 20-28 years, with the average age of participants being 21.3 (SD = 1.93). The results indicated that women were less convinced that love is the primary entity (i.e., Love is Most Important), that sex is an important element of a romantic relationship, but in some ways subsumed by love (i.e., Sex Demonstrates Love), and that love comes first (i.e., Love Comes Before Sex).References
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Brannon, L. (2002). Psychologia rodzaju. Kobiety i mężczyźni: podobni czy różni [Gender: Psychological perspectives]. Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne.
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Hendrick, S. S. & Hendrick, C. (2002). Linking romantic love with sex: Development of the Perception of Love and Sex Scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19(3),361-378. DOI: 10.1177/0265407502193004
Kephart, W. (1967). Some correlates of romantic love. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 29(3), 470-47.
Pratto, F. (2002). Polityka płci: różnice między kobietą a mężczyzną w sypialni, kuchni i gabinecie. W: B. Wojciszke (red.), Kobiety i mężczyźni: odmienne spojrzenia na różnice [Women and men: different views on differences] (p. 146-194). Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne.
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Regan, P. C. & Berscheid, E. (1996). Beliefs about the state, goals, and object of sexual desire. Journal of Sexual and Marital Therapy, 22, 110-120.
Rostowski, J. (1987). Zarys psychologii małżeństwa. Psychologiczne uwarunkowania dobranego związku małżeńskiego [An outline of the psychology of marriage. Psychological conditions of successful marriage]. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
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2015-12-01
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Adamczyk, K., & Wysota, M. (2015). Gender Differences in the Perception of Love and Sex among Polish Young Adults. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Psychologica, 8(1), 148–152. Retrieved from https://studia-psychologica.uken.krakow.pl/article/view/5618
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