Paper Title
Safer, Better Sex Through Feminism: The Role of Feminist Ideology in Women’s Sexual Well-Being
Keywords
- feminist ideology
- sexual well-being
- sexual subjectivity
- sexual motivation
- sexual satisfaction
- condom-use self-efficacy
- gender norms
- women's empowerment
- safer sex
- sex
- erotic
- masturbation
- feminism
- sexual health
- sexual autonomy
- sexual behavior
- fantasy
- kink
- sex education
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 32 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 225–232
Published On
September, 2008
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Abstract
Feminists have argued that traditional gender norms can obstruct women's sexual well-being (Amaro, 1995; Morokoff, 2000; Tolman, 2006; Walker, 1997). Therefore, we expected feminist ideology, by virtue of this critique, to be associated with women's sexual subjectivity and sexual well-being. To test this model, we analyzed data from a survey of college-age women (N = 424) using structural equation modeling. As hypothesized, feminist ideology was indirectly related to condom-use self-efficacy and sexual satisfaction via sexual subjectivity, and sexual motivation was directly related to sexual satisfaction. In an alternative model, feminist ideology was directly related to sexual motivation. This research indicates that feminist ideology may play a role in the promotion of women's sexual well-being.
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