Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
3
Number
1
Page Numbers
pages 38-42
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
1995
Abstract
This investigation examined the relationship between first sexual experience and attachment tendencies. Subjects' first sexual experiences were examined as a function of Bartholomew's four attachment categories: secure, fearful, preoccupied, and dismissing (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). It was hypothesized that if a person's first sexual experience was negative, then he or she would score significantly lower on the secure attachment subscale. Results indicated (a) that college females who had a fearful attachment style were more likely to report that their first sexual partner pressured them into sex, b) that college females who were more dismissing in their attachment style were less likely to have pressured their first sexual partner into sex, and c) that college students who were more fearful in their attachment style were more likely to report having been manipulated into sex by their first sexual partners. The discussion focuses on discrepancies within the study and suggests considerations for future studies.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
5 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 3 no. 1 1995
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Goings-Vogelsang, Chrystal
(1995)
"Attachment and first sexual experience,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 3:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol3/iss1/6
Department
Dept. of Psychology