Multidimensional Sexual Perfectionism

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• 作者：Joachim Stoeber (1)
  Laura N. Harvey (1)
  Isabel Almeida (1)
  Emma Lyons (1)
  
• 关键词：Perfectionism ; Sexuality ; Anxiety ; Depression ; Sexual problems
• 刊名：Archives of Sexual Behavior
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：November 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：42
• 期：8
• 页码：1593-1604
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• 作者单位：Joachim Stoeber (1)
  Laura N. Harvey (1)
  Isabel Almeida (1)
  Emma Lyons (1)
  
  1. School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NP, UK
  
• ISSN：1573-2800

文摘

Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality characteristic that can affect all areas of life. This article presents the first systematic investigation of multidimensional perfectionism in the domain of sexuality exploring the unique relationships that different forms of sexual perfectionism show with positive and negative aspects of sexuality. A sample of 272 university students (52 male, 220 female) completed measures of four forms of sexual perfectionism: self-oriented, partner-oriented, partner-prescribed, and socially prescribed. In addition, they completed measures of sexual esteem, sexual self-efficacy, sexual optimism, sex life satisfaction (capturing positive aspects of sexuality) and sexual problem self-blame, sexual anxiety, sexual depression, and negative sexual perfectionism cognitions during sex (capturing negative aspects). Results showed unique patterns of relationships for the four forms of sexual perfectionism, suggesting that partner-prescribed and socially prescribed sexual perfectionism are maladaptive forms of sexual perfectionism associated with negative aspects of sexuality whereas self-oriented and partner-oriented sexual perfectionism emerged as ambivalent forms associated with positive and negative aspects.