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Cognitive aspects of sexual functioning : differences between East Asians and Euro-Caucasians

University of British Columbia

The purpose of this study was to investigate male and female undergraduates’ sexual beliefs, as well as their thoughts and emotions associated with sexual experiences. The study aimed to determine whether there are differences in these variables between East Asians and Euro-Caucasians, as well as the relationship between these variables and acculturation. In addition, the relationship between sexual beliefs, automatic thoughts, and emotions, and specific aspects of sexual functioning were also examined in both men and women. Euro Canadian (153) and East Asian (251) undergraduate students completed a questionnaire package measuring these variables. East Asian men and women had greater endorsement of almost all dysfunctional sexual beliefs assessed in the study. In addition, East Asian and Euro-Caucasian women differed in the frequency in which they experience negative automatic thoughts. East Asian men reported higher levels of fear compared to Euro-Caucasian men during sexual activity. Associations between difficulties in sexual functioning and dysfunctional sexual beliefs in East Asians, and difficulties in sexual functioning and automatic thoughts in both East Asians and Euro- Caucasians were also found. Together these results provide preliminary support for the hypothesis that differences in cognitive aspects of sexuality may underlie the differences in sexual functioning previously observed between these two groups.

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2012-08-22

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43017

Psychology

University of British Columbia

UBCV

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/