494
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ARTICLES

Acculturation and Sexuality: Investigating Gender Differences in Erotic Plasticity

&
Pages 217-224 | Published online: 05 Aug 2008

References

  • Ahmadi , N. ( 2003 ). Rocking sexualities: Iranian migrants' views on sexuality. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32 , 317 – 326 .
  • Alexander , M. G. & Fisher , T. D. ( 2003 ). Truth and consequences: Using the bogus pipeline to examine sex differences in self-reported sexuality . Journal of Sex Research , 40 , 27 – 35 .
  • Amaro , H. ( 1988 ). Women in the Mexican-American community: Religion, culture, and reproductive attitudes and experiences . Journal of Community Psychology , 16 , 6 – 20 .
  • Andersen , B. L. , Cyranowski , J. M. , & Aarestad , S. (2000). Beyond artificial, sex-linked distinctions to conceptualize female sexuality: Comment on Baumeister. Psychological Bulletin , 126, 380–384.
  • Baumeister , R. F. ( 2000 ). Gender differences in erotic plasticity: The female sex drive as socially flexible and responsive . Psychological Bulletin , 126 , 347 – 374 .
  • Baumeister , R. F. ( 2004 ). Gender and erotic plasticity: Sociocultural influences on the sex drive . Sexual and Relationship Therapy , 19 , 133 – 139 .
  • Baumeister , R. F. , Catanese , K. R. , & Vohs , K. D. ( 2001 ). Is there a gender difference in strength of sex drive? Theoretical views, conceptual distinctions, and a review of relevant evidence . Personality and Social Psychology Review , 5 , 242 – 273 .
  • Brotto , L. A. , Chik , H. M. , Ryder , A. G. , Gorzalka , B. B. , & Seal , B. N. ( 2005 ). Acculturation and sexual function in Asian women . Archives of Sexual Behavior , 34 , 613 – 626 .
  • Brown , N. R. & Sinclair , R. C. ( 1999 ). Estimating lifetime sexual partners: Men and women do it differently . The Journal of Sex Research , 36 , 292 – 297 .
  • Cortes , D. E. , Rogler , L. H. , & Malgady , R. G. ( 1994 ). Biculturality among puerto rican adults in the united states . American Journal of Community Psychology , 22 , 707 – 721 .
  • Cuellar , I. , Harris , L. C. , & Jasso , R. ( 1980 ). An acculturation scale for Mexican American normal and clinical populations . Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences , 2 , 199 – 217 .
  • Derogatis , L. R. & Melisaratos , N. ( 1979 ). The DSFI: A Multidimensional Measure of Sexual Functioning . Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy , 5 , 244 – 281 .
  • Durant , L. E. & Carey , M. P. ( 2000 ). Self-administered questionnaires versus face-to-face interviews in assessing sexual behavior in young women . Archives of Sexual Behavior , 29 , 4 , 309 – 322 .
  • East , P. L. ( 1998 ). Racial and ethnic differences in girls' sexual, marital, and birth expectations . Journal of Marriage & the Family , 60 , 150 – 162 .
  • Eisenman , R. & Dantzker , M. L. ( 2006 ). Gender and ethnic differences in sexual attitudes at a Hispanic-serving university . Journal of General Psychology , 133 , 153 – 162 .
  • Finger , F. W. ( 1975 ). Changes in sex practices and beliefs of male college students: Over 30 years . Journal of Sex Research , 11 , 304 – 317 .
  • Flores , E. , Tschann , J. M. , VanOss Marin , B. , & Pantoja , P. ( 2004 ). Marital conflict and acculturation among Mexican American husbands and wives . Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology , 10 , 39 – 52 .
  • Ford , K. & Norris , A. E. ( 1993 ). Urban Hispanic adolescents and young adults: Relationship of acculturation to sexual behavior . Journal of Sex Research , 30 , 316 – 323 .
  • Holden , R. R. & Fekken , G. C. ( 1989 ). Three common social desirability scales: Friends, acquaintances, or strangers? Journal of Research in Personality , 23 , 180 – 191 .
  • Hyde , J. S. & Oliver , M. B. ( 2000 ). Gender difference in sexuality: Results from a meta-analysis . In C. B. Tavris & J. W. White (Eds.), Sexuality, society, and feminism (pp. 57 – 77 ). Washington DC : American Psychological Association .
  • Kennedy , M. A. & Gorzalka , B. B. ( 2002 ). Asian and non-Asian attitudes toward rape, sexual harassment, and sexuality . Sex Roles , 46 , 227 – 238 .
  • Laumann , E. O. , Gagnon , J. H. , Michael , R. T. , & Michaels , S. ( 1994 ). The social organization of sexuality: Sexual practices in the United States. Chicago : University of Chicago Press .
  • Loo , R. & Loewen , P. ( 2004 ). Confirmatory factor analyses of scores from full and short versions of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale . Journal of Applied Social Psychology , 34 ( 11 ), 2343 – 2352 .
  • Marin , G. ( 1992 ). Issues in the measurement of acculturation among Hispanics . In K. F. Geisinger (Ed.), Psychological testing of Hispanics, APA Science volumes (pp. 235 – 251 ). Washington DC : American Psychological Association .
  • Meston , C. M. , Trapnell , P. D. , & Gorzalka , B. B. ( 1996 ). Ethnic and gender differences in sexuality: Variations in sexual behavior between Asian and non-Asian university students . Archives of Sexual Behavior , 25 , 33 – 71 .
  • Meston , C. , Trapnell , P. D. , & Gorzalka , B. B. ( 1998 ). Ethnic, gender, and length-of-residency influences on sexual knowledge and attitudes . Journal of Sex Research , 35 , 176 – 188 .
  • Nunnally , J. C. & Bernstein , I. H. ( 1994 ). Psychometric theory ( , 3rd ed.). New York : McGraw-Hill .
  • Oliver , M. B. & Hyde , J. S. ( 1993 ). Gender differences in sexuality: A meta-analysis . Psychological Bulletin , 114 , 29 – 51 .
  • Phinney , J. S. & Flores , J. ( 2002 ). “Unpacking” acculturation: Aspects of acculturation as predicators of traditional sex role attitudes . Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology , 33 , 320 – 331 .
  • Ramanaiah , N. V. & Martin , H. J. ( 1980 ). On the two-dimensional nature of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale . Journal of Personality Assessment , 44 , 507 – 514 .
  • Sabogal , F. , Perez-Stable , E. J. , Otero-Sabogal , R. , & Hiatt , R. A. ( 1995 ). Gender, ethnic, and acculturation differences in sexual behaviors: Hispanic and non-Hispanic White adults . Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences , 17 , 139 – 159 .
  • Shibley-Hyde , J. & Durik , A. M. ( 2000 ). Gender differences in erotic plasticity— evolutionary or sociocultural forces? Comment on Baumeister (2000) . Psychological Bulletin , 126 , 375 – 379 .
  • So-Kum Tang , C. , Duen-mun Lai , F. , & Chung , T. K. H. ( 1997 ). Assessment of sexual functioning for Chinese college students . Archives of Sexual Behavior , 26 , 79 – 91 .
  • Sprecher , S. ( 1989 ). Premarital standards for different categories of individuals . Journal of Sex Research , 26 , 232 – 248 .
  • Tolman , D. L. & Diamond , L. N. ( 2001 ). Desegregating sexuality research: Cultural and biological perspectives on gender and desire . Human Development , 48 , 33 – 74 .
  • Tourangeau , R. & Yan , T. ( 2007 ). Sensitive questions in surveys . Psychological Bulletin , 133 ( 5 ), 859 – 883 .
  • Tsai , J. L. , Ying , Y. , & Lee , P. A. ( 2000 ). The meaning of “being Chinese” and “being American“: Variation among Chinese American young adults . Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology , 31 , 302 – 322 .
  • VanOss Marin , B. , Tschann , J. M. , Gomez , C. A. , & Kegeles , S. M. , ( 1993 ). Acculturation and gender differences in sexual attitudes and behaviors: Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic White unmarried adults . American Journal of Public Health , 83 , 1759 – 1761 .
  • Wilson , W. C. ( 1975 ). The distribution of selected sexual attitudes and behaviors among the adult population of the United States . Journal of Sex Research , 11 , 46 – 64 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.