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Why Humans Have Sex
期刊Archives of Sexual Behavior
出版社 Springer Netherlands
ISSN 0004-0002 (Print) 1573-2800 (Online)
期Volume 36, Number 4 / 2007年8月
文章类型 Original Paper
DOI 10.1007/s10508-007-9175-2
页 477-507
Subject Collection行为科学
SpringerLink Date 2007年7月3日
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Original Paper
Why Humans Have Sex
Cindy M. Meston1  and David M. Buss1
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 108 E. Dean Keeton, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
Received: 20 December 2005  Revised: 18 July 2006  Accepted: 24 September 2006  Published online: 3 July 2007
Abstract  Historically, the reasons people have sex have been assumed to be few in number and simple in nature–to reproduce, to experience pleasure, or to relieve sexual tension. Several theoretical perspectives suggest that motives for engaging in sexual intercourse may be larger in number and psychologically complex in nature. Study 1 used a nomination procedure that identified 237 expressed reasons for having sex, ranging from the mundane (e.g., “I wanted to experience physical pleasure”) to the spiritual (e.g., “I wanted to get closer to God”), from altruistic (e.g., “I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself”) to vengeful (e.g., “I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me”). Study 2 asked participants (N = 1,549) to evaluate the degree to which each of the 237 reasons had led them to have sexual intercourse. Factor analyses yielded four large factors and 13 subfactors, producing a hierarchical taxonomy. The Physical reasons subfactors included Stress Reduction, Pleasure, Physical Desirability, and Experience Seeking. The Goal Attainment subfactors included Resources, Social Status, Revenge, and Utilitarian. The Emotional subfactors included Love and Commitment and Expression. The three Insecurity subfactors included Self-Esteem Boost, Duty/Pressure, and Mate Guarding. Significant gender differences supported several previously advanced theories. Individual differences in expressed reasons for having sex were coherently linked with personality traits and with individual differences in sexual strategies. Discussion focused on the complexity of sexual motivation and directions for future research.
Keywords  Sexual motivation - Sexual intercourse - Gender differences
Cindy M. Meston
Email:meston@psy.utexas.edu
《性行为档案》：人类性行为动机多达237种
科学家将这诸多动机归为肉体、功利性、情感、安全因素4大类
作者：梅进 来源：科学网 www.sciencenet.cn 发布时间：2007-8-1 12:51:51 小号字 中号字 大号字
人生三件事，吃饭、睡觉、性活动。吃饭为了解饿，睡觉为了消乏，那么性活动为了什么？为 了繁殖后代还是为了追求快感？美国科学家在8月份的《性行为档案》（Archives of Sexual Behavior）上发表论文称，人类性行为原因远非如此简单，其动机种类可多达237种。
美国德州大学奥斯丁分校心理学家David Buss和Cindy Meston针对社会人士和大学本科生的性行为动机展开了两份调查，参与人数分别达到了400和1500。他们发现，受调查者的性行为动机达到了237种之多。通过分析，他们将这些动机归成了4大类：
——肉体因素。比如，为了减轻压力、感受快感、增加阅历等；
——功利性因素。比如，为了繁殖后代、为了报复他人（传染性病）等；
——情感因素。比如，为了爱和义务等；
——安全因素。比如，为了自尊、为了防止配偶出轨等。
Buss表示，人们的性行为动机多种多样，其中有些特别复杂，但是迄今为止相关的研究却很少。弄清人们的性行为动机相当重要，有助于提高人们的生活质量及开展相关领域的研究。（科学网 梅进/编译）
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