Choosiness as a Predictor of Sexual (In)frequency in Single Heterosexual Adults.

Henry S G Close, Lewis Nitschinsk, Brendan P Zietsch, Fiona Kate Barlow

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Henry S G CloseThe School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia. henry.close@uqconnect.edu.au.ORCID 0009-0003-0736-5432

Lewis NitschinskThe School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.

Brendan P ZietschThe School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.

Fiona Kate BarlowThe School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.

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Abstract

Increasing numbers of young men and women report celibacy or infrequent sex. In the present work, we consider "choosiness" as a potential correlate of partnered sexual activity for single people. We examined the tendency to be "choosy" in selecting a partner (i.e., choosiness) in two ways: choosiness based in reported essential characteristics in a partner (stated choosiness) and revealed by ratings of dating profiles (revealed choosiness). Results from a survey of 340 single, heterosexual, American participants (aged 18-40 years, 170 female) showed that choosiness relates to sexual frequency, but it depended on how it was measured. Stated choosiness was associated with more partnered sexual activity, whereas revealed choosiness was associated with engaging in less partnered sexual activity. These relationships remained significant even when controlling for pre-established correlates of sexual frequency, such as gender and self-rated attractiveness. This research provides a starting point for understanding choosiness and its role in single heterosexual adults' sexual experience.

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HeterosexualityInterpersonal RelationsSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersSingle PersonAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultChoosinessHeterosexual adultsPartnered sexual activitySexlessnessSexual frequencySexual infrequency

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PMID40467828

DOI10.1007/s10508-025-03160-z

PMCPMC12283433

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