Abstract
Gender differences were examined in self-reported first sexual fantasies. Subjects wrote two of the earliest fantasies they could recall and two current fantasies. Males reported having their first fantasies at an earlier age, wrote more explicit and shorter fantasies, and rated themselves as having more positive and fewer negative emotional responses to their first sexual fantasies. The event leading up to the first fantasy involved a relationship for females, whereas for males a visual cue was more often reported. First fantasies involved themes such as sex with movie stars or adults the subjects knew, such as teachers. The results were interpreted as reflecting different patterns of sex role socialization for males and females.
