Pb. Anderson et R. Aymami, REPORTS OF FEMALE INITIATION OF SEXUAL CONTACT - MALE AND FEMALE DIFFERENCES, Archives of sexual behavior, 22(4), 1993, pp. 335-343
Women's reports of initiating sexual contact and men's reports of expe
riencing female initiation were compared. 128 male and 212 female coll
ege students were recruited from sexuality classes at three institutio
ns. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant difference
between women's reports of initiating sexual contact and men's reports
of experiencing female initiation. A chi-square test of significance
at the p < 0.05 level with an alpha rate adjustment (p < 0.002) using
the Bonferroni technique was implemented. Of 26 questionnaire items, 1
5 registered significant differences between male and female reports (
p < 0.002). Overall, males reported experiencing female initiation mom
frequently than females reported initiating. Traditional gender roles
may influence male and female perceptions of female initiation of sex
ual contact in a way that contributes to significant differences in