ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Sexual and Agency Norms: Effect on Young Women's Self-Perception and Attitude Toward Sexual Consent.
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- Rethinking sexual pleasure in research, health care and society.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships: The Role of Body Appreciation, Sexual Esteem and Sexual Assertiveness.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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backgroundThe sexual double standard (SDS) governs behaviors related to sexual activity and abstinence, promoting negative evaluations of sexually assertive women. Conversely, the sexual agency norm encourages young women to express their sexuality freely. This study explores how this complex normative context, combining SDS and sexual agency norms, impacts young women's self-concept and attitudes toward sexual consent.
methodsA total of 154 Spanish university women (
resultsPersonal Reputation Threat influenced positive self-evaluation, with higher scores in the Sexual Activity (vs. Abstinence) condition. Agency Belief Affirmation also affected self-evaluation, with higher scores in the low-agency (vs. high-agency) condition. An interaction effect emerged on attitudes favoring sexual consent: participants showed greater support for sexual consent when devalued for sexual assertiveness rather than abstinence, but only under low-agency belief affirmation. These findings highlight identity conflicts and inconsistent sexual attitudes that young women may experience within the complex normative frameworks of contemporary Western societies.
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