Sex Difference in Succumbing to Sexual Temptations: A Function of Impulse or Control  

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Tidwell, Natasha D. ; Eastwick, Paul W.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 39 no. 12 (Dec. 2013), page 1620-1633.
Topik: Self-Control; Sex Differences; Sexuality; Attraction
Fulltext: 7. Pers Soc Psychol Bull-2013-Tidwell-1620-33_Pas.pdf (453.78KB)

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Men succumb to sexual temptations (e.g., infidelity, mate poaching) more than women. Explanations for this effect vary; some researchers propose that men and women differ in sexual impulse strength, whereas others posit a difference in sexual self-control. These studies are the first to test such underlying mechanisms. In Study 1, participants reported on their impulses and intentional control exertion when they encountered a real-life tempting but forbidden potential partner. Study 2 required participants to perform a reaction-time task in which they accepted/rejected potential partners, and we used process dissociation to separate the effects of impulse and control. In both studies, men succumbed to the sexual temptations more than women, and this sex difference emerged because men experienced stronger impulses, not because they exerted less intentional control. Implications for the integration of evolutionary and self-regulatory perspectives on sex differences are discussed.

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