Paper Title
Sexual Modesty in Sexual Expression and Experience: A Scoping Review, 2000 - 2021
Keywords
- sexual modesty
- sexual expression
- sexual experience
- script theory
- social norms
- cultural influences
- interpersonal boundaries
- psychological factors
- sexual communication
- sexual display
- sexual relations
- sexual behaviors
- modesty standards
- reproductive health
- sexual health
- legal regulations
- social shaming
- ostracism
- religious proscriptions
- punishment
- sexual wellbeing
- gender norms
- privacy boundaries
- public vs. private behavior
- sexuality and law
- sociocultural dynamics
- sexual ethics
- modesty enforcement
- cross-cultural perspectives
- sexuality research
- human sexuality
- sexual autonomy
- sexual rights
- behavioral norms
- social sanctions
- historical trends in modesty
- 21st century sexual norms
- sexual morality
- shame and stigma
- modesty and identity
- research directions
- public health
- feminist perspectives
- sexual liberation
- sexual conservatism
Article Type
Research Article
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 59 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 1000–1014
Published On
February, 2022
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Abstract
Sexual modesty is the social, cultural, interpersonal, and psychological systems – defined by the tenets of Script Theory – that regulate individuals’ sexual expression and experience at the social, legal, and interpersonal boundaries of acceptable/not-acceptable, private/public, and personal/social. Almost all aspects of sexual expression and experience are touched by the pervasive modesty standards for sexual communication, sexual display, sexual relations, and sexual behaviors. Sexual modesty influences an array of sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Many aspects of sexual modesty are enforced by legal as well as social, cultural, and religious proscriptions, including social shaming and ostracism as well as corporal and capital punishments. The purpose of this paper is to summarize a diverse literature related to sexual modesty from the years 2000 to 2021 in order to clarify its role in sexual health and sexual wellbeing and to identify directions for new research.
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