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Medler, Barbara R. "An investigation of biased language use as a tool for assessing anti-lesbian prejudice among heterosexual women." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1247893.
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The present study examined the viability of a model of biased language use (e.g., Maass et al., 1989; Maass et al., 1996) as a measure of anti-lesbian prejudice among heterosexual women. As a matter of methodological and psychometric exploration, four alternative methods of scoring linguistic abstraction were employed.One hundred eighty-one female university undergraduates provided abstraction ratings for a series of seven fictitious news clippings, adapted from von Hippel et al. (1997), four of which depicted either heterosexual or lesbian women engaging in behaviors that were either socially favorable or unfavorable and lesbian stereotypic or counterstereotypic. Participants also completed a "Memory Test" devised for this study, a demographic questionnaire, and the ATL Subscale of the ATLG (Herek, 1988, 1994).The prediction that the linguistic expectancy bias (LEB; e.g., Maass, 1999) would be observed in the present intergroup context was not supported. The overall pattern of results suggested some stability across scoring methods. A number of implications of the findings are considered, with a focus on methodological concerns and applications to practice.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Wallace, Carol Anne, University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, and School of Psychology. "Commitment within heterosexual relationships." THESIS_CA_PSY_Wallace_C.xml, 2005. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/778.
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The current research focuses on the study of power and commitment within heterosexual relationships. The research reviews, compares and contrasts the theoretical perspectives of Nietzsche through the work of Kaufmann and Gordon and utilises a qualitative research method of Narrative Inquiry. These theoretical epistemological and methodological perspectives are used in conjunction with the method of semi-structured interviewing to identify thematic phenomenological descriptions of participants stories. The three discourses of Fear Discourse, Protective Discourse and Detached Discourse have been used in conjunction with the writings of Nietzsche concerning the Will to Power as thematic guidance discourses for this study. To reveal these discourses the research question- How does an individual’s styles or themes of commitment change within and between three of their previous heterosexual relationships - was examined. The research found that commitment is understood as another name for responsibility, males are most often understood as behaving with a lack of responsibility, females in overly responsible ways. The research concluded that the production of a balanced responsible sharing approach achieved through creativity is the most desirable to accomplish self-overcoming independence and freedom within all situationsMaster of Arts (Hons) (Psychology)
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Wallace, Carol Anne. "Commitment within heterosexual relationships." Thesis, View thesis, 2005. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/778.
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The current research focuses on the study of power and commitment within heterosexual relationships. The research reviews, compares and contrasts the theoretical perspectives of Nietzsche through the work of Kaufmann and Gordon and utilises a qualitative research method of Narrative Inquiry. These theoretical epistemological and methodological perspectives are used in conjunction with the method of semi-structured interviewing to identify thematic phenomenological descriptions of participants stories. The three discourses of Fear Discourse, Protective Discourse and Detached Discourse have been used in conjunction with the writings of Nietzsche concerning the Will to Power as thematic guidance discourses for this study. To reveal these discourses the research question- How does an individual’s styles or themes of commitment change within and between three of their previous heterosexual relationships - was examined. The research found that commitment is understood as another name for responsibility, males are most often understood as behaving with a lack of responsibility, females in overly responsible ways. The research concluded that the production of a balanced responsible sharing approach achieved through creativity is the most desirable to accomplish self-overcoming independence and freedom within all situations
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Wallace, Carol Anne. "Commitment within heterosexual relationships /." View thesis, 2005. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20060427.141558/index.html.
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Thesis (M. A.) (Hons) -- University of Western Sydney, 2005.A thesis submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Hons) (Psychology) at University of Western Sydney. Bibliography : leaves 213 - 216.
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Edgley, Krista. "Condom use among heterosexual couples." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6298.
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To further understand the predictors of condom use for HIV prevention, this cross-sectional study surveyed 276 heterosexually active couples, between the ages of 16 and 29, who had been dating for less than one year. Each partner completed a self-report, multidimensional survey package and returned it via mail. Study objectives were to examine: (1) whether variables previously associated with condom use in studies of individuals (i.e., communication, attitudes toward condoms, knowledge, relationship variables), were associated with condom use in the context of the couple relationship; (2) whether there were paired-gender differences on the predictor variables; and (3) whether attachment style was associated with condom use among the couples sampled. The unique and innovative aspects of the study were its focus on couples and its exploration of the influence of attachment. The study yielded several important results. First, congruence of partner scores regarding the perception of need for condoms safe relationships was of particular importance in predicting the likelihood of condom use. Consistent condom use was more likely to occur if both partners held a positive perception; inconsistent or non-condom use was more likely if both partners held a negative view. Second, the variables that had been previously identified as predictors in studies of individuals, taken together, helped to correctly classify inconsistent/no-condom use, but did not do so for consistent use. Third, although females reported asking questions about their partner's sexual history more often than did males, and also reported carrying the burden of the decision to use condoms, their decision was ultimately influenced by their male partner's perception of whether condoms should be used. Finally, although there were no significant relationships between attachment style and condom use, it is not possible to rule out the absence of an association owing to the inadequate representation of all attachment styles in this sample. Furthermore, significant correlations were observed between condom use predictor variables and attachment working models that represent the individual's image of other people, and the individual's image of self. Results are discussed with respect to decision-making heuristics and optimistic bias regarding HIV/STD risk perceptions, and implications for intervention strategies are suggested.
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Shefer, Tamara. "Discourses of heterosexual subjectivity and negotiation." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 1999. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_3537_1177926176.
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It is widely acknowledged that there are problems with the way in which heterosexual relationships are negotiated. A critical focus on heterosexuality has been particularly stimulated by feminist discourse on gender power relations and the global imperative to challenge HIV infection. In the South African contextthere has been a growing on researching and education about (hetero)sexuality, particularly in the wake of the continued increase in HIV prevalence rates which are highest among young black, South Africans.
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Oliffe, John, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Prostate cancer : Anglo-Australian heterosexual perspectives." Deakin University. School of Health and Social Development, 2003. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20050712.095519.
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Prostate cancer is one of the most prominent diseases in mens health. It is inherently 'male', given the exclusivity of the prostate gland to mens bodies and its physiological connection to testosterone and male sexuality. The biomedical complexities of prostate cancer continue to be unravelled and researched and are often connected to identifying causes, the virtues of screening and treatment modalities. However, despite the biological male 'sex' link, most of the prostate cancer research is not connected with research on gender relations, men and masculinities. The net outcome is that mens lives and illness experiences are absent in much of the prostate cancer research. This PhD thesis Prostate cancer: Anglo-Australian heterosexual perspectives, is an ethnographic study of thirty-five Anglo-Australian men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Participants shared their experiences of living with prostate cancer in the context of health promotion, health services and in relation to their sexuality and intimate relationships. Through participant photographic novella and in-depth semi-structured interviews, rich cultural insights are provided. A social constructionist gender analysis is used in this research that shows how the social constructions of masculinity interconnect and occasionally collide with prostate cancer throughout the illness trajectory.
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Lockett, Sarah. "Factors affecting heterosexual HIV-1 transmission." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/12452.
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The aim of this thesis was to investigate a broad variety of factors, in a cohort of EU heterosexual partners of HIV+ individuals (indexes), which may affect heterosexual transmission. The immune function of the EUs was assessed and compared to normal controls, by monitoring proliferative responses to mitogen, recall and alloantigens and a combination of recombinant HIV proteins. Cytokine responses to these stimuli were also monitored. The EUs were also confirmed to be uninfected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The EUs had similar proliferative responses to controls for both the allogenic and recall antigens and showed a minor difference in the response to the mitogen, phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), which may reflect differences in the kinetics of the response. An increase in the amount of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) produced in response to alloantigen was seen in EUs compared to controls, which could potentially inhibit HIV replication. The proportion of lymphocytes expressing the MHC Class II protein, human leucocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR), was also elevated in the EUs compared to controls and may reflect an overall increase in the activation status of the EU' lymphocytes. Genetic factors which were investigated included the HLA antigens and the recently reported mutations in the CC chemokine receptors (CCR), CCR-2 and CCR-5, utilised by certain strains of HIV as co-receptors for entry. The HLA allele DR5 was elevated in frequency in the EU cohort compared to population controls and to HIV+ individuals who were infected by heterosexual exposure.
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Bagglund, Jessica, and Hanna Blomqvist. "Att åldras i marginalen : Upplevelsen av att vara äldre och icke-heterosexuell." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-38639.
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Bakgrund: Gruppen äldre icke-heterosexuella i Sverige beräknas omfatta 80 000 personer. I sjuksköterskeutbildningen existerar begränsad kunskap om äldre HBT-personer. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att beskriva upplevelsen av att vara äldre och icke-heterosexuell. Metod: I litteraturstudien sammanställdes åtta kvalitativa artiklar publicerade mellan 2001 och 2009. Litteratursökningar genomfördes i databaserna CINAHL, PsychINFO och PubMed. Efter genomläsning, kvalitetsbestämning och analys av innehållet sammanställdes artiklarna i fem kategorier och 16 subkategorier. Resultat: Äldre icke-heterosexuella såg på och hanterade sin sexuella identitet på olika sätt. Överlag tyckte många deltagare att de hade ett gott självförtroende samt kände att de var nöjda med livet. Många upplevde dock ålderism och kände sig dåligt bemötta i vården samt upplevde att de inte hade samma lagliga rättigheter som heterosexuella. Vissa icke-heterosexuella valde att medvetet dölja sin sexuella läggning exempelvis av rädsla för negativa attityder. Andra levde öppet med sin sexuella identitet. Slutsats: Ett synliggörande av äldre icke-heterosexuella är nödvändigt. Ökad kunskap och attitydförändringar är viktiga för att äldre homo- och bisexuella ska känna sig likvärdigt behandlade och trygga i vården. Resultaten kommer förhoppningsvis att leda till en ökad kunskap om och större förståelse för äldre icke-heterosexuella personer i vården. Vidare forskning om äldre HBT-personer behövs.Background: The group of elderly non-heterosexuals in Sweden is estimated to include 80,000 people. Within the nursing programme, there is limited knowledge about older LGBT people. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the experience of being elderly and non-heterosexual. Method: In this literature study eight qualitative articles, published between 2001 and 2009, were compiled. Literature searches were performed in the databases CINAHL, PsychINFO and PubMed. After perusal, determination of the quality and analysis of the content, the articles were compiled into five categories and 16 subcategories. Results: Older non-heterosexuals viewed and dealt with their sexual identity in different ways. Overall, many participants in the studies experienced a high level of confidence and satisfaction with their lives but many experienced ageism and felt discriminated within nursing contexts. Several of the participants felt that they did not have the same legal rights as heterosexuals do. Some non-heterosexuals chose to deliberately conceal their sexual orientation due to fear of negative attitudes while others lived openly with their sexual identity. Conclusion: It is necessary to make the older non-heterosexuals visible. In order to make elderly non-heterosexuals feel secure and equally treated in health care, increased awareness and changes in attitudes are important. Hopefully, the findings will result in better knowledge and greater understanding of elderly non-heterosexuals in the nursing context. Further research is needed on older LGBT persons.
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Albino, Austin W. "Adult attachment and sexuality in heterosexual relationships /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3164488.
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Puhl, Kristin Lemm Kristi. "The eroticization of lesbianism by heterosexual men /." Online version, 2010. http://content.wwu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/theses&CISOPTR=358&CISOBOX=1&REC=11.
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Fiore, José Ramón. "Biological correlates of HIV-1 heterosexual transmission /." Stockholm, 2003. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2003/91-7349-758-4/.
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Owens, Carol. "We two are one? : Discoursing heterosexual coupledom." Thesis, University of Reading, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339509.
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Mac, Dougall Alastair. "The 'homophobia' continuum and heterosexual male culture." Thesis, University of Essex, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395337.
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Kidd, Billy. "Friendship in young adult heterosexual romantic relationships." ScholarWorks, 2008. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/629.
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Friendship is one of the pillars that supports satisfying, long-term, romantic relationships and marriage. Yet little is known about how romantic friendship is contextually experienced. This lack of knowledge limits the options of researchers and therapists. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to further substantiate a romantic friendship construct. The research question asked how friendship is experienced in heterosexual romantic relationships. Participants in two West Coast metropolitan areas, ages 18 to 29, were selected by convenience sampling. As per Giorgi's phenomenological method, themes were abstracted from the transcripts of focus group and individual interviews. The themes were then shortened and entered into an Atlas.ti software environment. Finally, they were coded into psychological language and analyzed. A romantic friendship affiliation was shown to be the ideal style of relationship for future long-term partnering. Yet the participants' actual lived experiences in serious romantic-friendship relationships were quite limited. Instead, their focus was on establishing economic independence and a full sense of adult identity, as well as improving their communication skills. Therefore, individual cases could not be contrasted, and substantive conclusions were not reached regarding the actual behavioral expression of heterosexual romantic friendship affiliations. A contrast study in Birmingham, Alabama, with participants with high IQs, had similar results. Both studies were supported by psychoneuroendocrine, attachment, social constructionist, and system theories. An important implication for social change was that researchers must account for the participants' ambivalence concerning long-term partnering, their alternative life-course choices, and their desires for economic independence, when studying young, urban, mobile, single-adult romantic relationships.
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Keller, Kari. "Lesbian Women's Perceptions about Counselors Portraying Various Heterosexual Identity Statuses." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/746.
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Using Mohr's (2002) model of the heterosexual therapist as the theoretical framework, this study examined lesbian women's perceptions of heterosexual counselors based on heterosexual identity development. Specifically, it was hypothesized that lesbian women's perceptions of a heterosexual counselor would differ based on the counselor's working model of heterosexual identity development, as conceptualized by Mohr (2002). It was also hypothesized that Mohr's integrative working model would be perceived most positively by participants, followed by the politicized, democratic, and lastly the compulsory working model. Participants were 144 self-identified lesbian, gay, and/or queer-identified women surveyed through an email advertisement. Counselor heterosexual identity was operationalized through vignettes portraying dialogues between a counselor and client. Perceptions were measured by the Counselor Effectiveness Rating Scale (CERS; Atkinson & Wampold, 1982) and one item assessing utilization intent. Covariates included positive and negative trait affect, measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS; Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988), and internalized homophobia, assessed with the Lesbian Internalized Homophobia Scale (LIHS; Szymanski & Chung, 2001). Results indicated significant differences in perceptions between counselor working models, such that the compulsory counselor was rated significantly lower than the other three counselors, both in terms of credibility and utilization intent. Implications of this study include shedding light on the identity dynamics of privileged group members in a counseling setting, as well as reaffirming the importance of self-knowledge and training experiences for counselors of privilege to increase multicultural competence, especially in terms of sexual orientation.
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Henderson, Patricia. "Social relationships of lesbian and heterosexual feminist women." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26488.
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This study explored the relationship between sexual preference and friendship amongst lesbian and heterosexual feminist women. Seventy respondents, 35 heterosexual and 35 lesbian feminist women between the ages of 20 and 40 participated.
Respondents were initially screened by use of the Feminist Identification Rating Scale, and included in the study if they rated themselves at 7 or higher on a scale of 1 to 10. They were then administered the Personal Data Sheet (Lustig, 1982), The Close Friendship Scale (Frum, 1979), and the Social Provisions Scale, 1982).
This was an ex post facto comparison study with one independent variable (sexual preference) and twelve dependent variables which were the twelve subscales on the instruments. The data was analyzed by means of analysis of variance and chi-square techniques.
The main conclusions of this study were:
1. There is no relationship between the qualities of close friendship and sexual preference.
2. There is no relationship between the provisions of close friendship and sexual preference.
3. There is evidence which suggests that women tend to experience their close friendships similarly, regardless of sexual preference.
The findings of the study support an approach to understanding the friendships of lesbian women which focuses on the similarities between lesbian and heterosexual women. The study thus contributes to the process of understanding the lesbian experience.Education, Faculty of
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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McMahon, Mary Newman. "A study of selfobject functions among heterosexual couples." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 1991. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/mcmahon_1991.pdf.
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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 1991.A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Sloan, Tracey. "Exploring homophobia and heterosexual dominance in narrative therapy /." Title page, contents and summary only, 1998. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARM/09arms634.pdf.
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Bruce, Robb James. "Straight Benevolence: Preserving Heterosexual Authority and White Privilege." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5648.
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This thesis analyzes three current and popular media sites, exploring a term I coin “straight benevolence.” An ostensibly supportive and progressive attitude adopted by heterosexuals and expressed toward gay men in the United States, straight benevolence surreptitiously subordinates gayness and further entrenches white masculine heterosexual privilege. In my examination of hip-hop artist Macklemore’s “Same Love,” seven Major League Baseball “It Gets Better” gay-advocacy videos, and the “Suddenly, Last Summer” episode of ABC’s primetime U.S. television series Modern Family, I take an intersectional approach to address the interanimation of sexuality, gender, and race. I ask: In what ways is gay male sexuality normalized and sanitized, which I argue are requirements for straight benevolence? What attitudes toward gayness surface? How do supposedly enlightened, even charitable, stances on gayness construct representations of ideal—straight, male, white—citizens and therefore privilege particular identities? How, in other words, does straight benevolence preserve heterosexist and racist norms?
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Morris, Charlotte. "Unsettled scripts : intimacy narratives of heterosexual single mothers." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2014. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/48918/.
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Drawing on contemporary theories of intimacy, this study explores the intimacy narratives and practices of single mothers at a time of, it is argued, social and cultural change in terms of intimacy. Narrative interviews of twenty-four single mothers draw out layers of personal, social and cultural complexity in terms of understanding, experiencing and making choices about intimacy in their everyday lives. The concept of ‘intimacy scripts' (developed from Simon and Gagnon, 1973) is deployed to explore how single mothers develop blueprints for their intimate lives, drawing on a range of cultural, social and personal possibilities for intimate practices. This process is viewed within a wider context of gendered power relations and material constraints. Participants were often affected by stigmatizing depictions of single mothers and resisted these through their narratives which tended to emphasize how they had not chosen single motherhood. Indeed the transition to single motherhood was often experienced as traumatic, marked by shame, disappointment and loss. Perceptions of increased fluidity and the possibility for experimentation around intimacy are discernible, chiming with individualisation theorists (Bauman, 2003; Beck and Beck-Gernsheim, 1995; Giddens, 1992). However, basic economic survival often took precedence over the reflexive organisation of intimate lives (Jamieson, 1998). Intimacy narratives were unsettled, in turn depicting opportunities for intimate experimentations and invoking nostalgia for more traditional intimate forms, demonstrating ambivalence and liminality. Heteronormative ideals of coupledom, romance and traditional family remained aspirational for many, although the importance of equality in relationships was also highlighted. Yet many participants struggled to find suitable male partners and were aware of inequalities and the risks associated with re-partnering, often based on negative experiences. Intimate choices were shaped and constrained by socio-economic positioning; the protection of dependents; maintenance of their family unit; continuing gendered expectations and the ongoing centrality of heteronormative romantic couple-centred intimate practices.
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Erickson, Shauna Marie. "Contraception and Sexuality in Heterosexual Emerging Adult Women." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27226.
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Our study aimed to gain a comprehensive look into heterosexual emerging adult women's preferred type of contraception, who women identify as primarily responsible for contraception, and how sexual self schemas, sexual attitudes, and sexual satisfaction were associated with contraceptive responsibility and preference. Online, self-report surveys were used to collect data from 264 sexually active women between the ages of 18-25. Results indicated that single women preferred dual contraception, whereas committed women preferred hormonal methods, yet both groups primarily viewed both partners as responsible for providing contraception. There was also a significant relationship between contraceptive preference and feelings of responsibility. Finally, we found a relationship between single women's sexual attitudes and preferred contraception, suggesting that women who preferred non-hormonal methods had more conservative attitudes than women who preferred hormonal methods. Our study has important implications for health providers, therapists, and educators to promote women's sexuality and well-being.
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Crosby, Daniel. "Non-pedophilic heterosexual male response to Affinity 2.0 /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2495.pdf.
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Crosby, Charles D. "Non-Pedophilic Heterosexual Male Response to Affinity 2.0." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2008. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1471.
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Given that the Affinity 2.0 is a largely untested instrument that purports to measure sexual attraction, it was unknown whether or not the instrument is temporally stable and would provide a characteristic response curve for normal heterosexual male sexual interest. This study examined the Affinity 2.0, a newly standardized viewing time (VT) instrument that purports to measure sexual interest. More specifically, the Affinity 2.0 was examined in regard to its temporal stability and ability to generate a characteristic curve for non-pedophilic, exclusively heterosexual male interests. This examination was carried out by administering the Affinity 2.0 twice on a sample of 88 self-reportedly non-pedophilic, exclusively heterosexual men. The results of this study find the Affinity 2.0 to be mildly to moderately temporally stable and capable of rendering a characteristic sexual interest curve. Subjects created a typical profile that showed longest viewing time to images of adult and juvenile females with low viewing times to all other categories of attractors. Implications for norm-referenced decision making are discussed.
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Christensen, Mathew. "Adopted Adolescents' Heterosexual Relationship Formation and Sexual Behaviors." DigitalCommons@USU, 2002. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2638.
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Adolescents' perceptions and behaviors about romantic heterosexual relationships and sexual intercourse were compared among adolescents living with adoptive, bio logical, and stepparent s. Data come from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). In 1995, over 20,000 adolescents living throughout the United States completed a 90-minute in-home interview that asked numerous questions about romantic relationships and sex ual behaviors. Add Health used a multi-stage cluster design to collect a random sample representative of adolescents attending U.S. schools.
Results showed that several demographic characteristics (gender, age, race/ethnicity, parent's education, and number of parents in the household) were associated with adolescents' perceptions and behaviors regarding romantic relationships and sexual intercourse. Descriptive mean comparisons not controlling for any demographic characteristics showed more similarities than differences between adopted and nonadopted adolescents' heterosexual relationship formation and sexual behaviors. A second set of descriptive mean comparisons, controlling for the influences of gender and number of parents in the home, showed more differences than similarities between adopted and nonadopted adolescents living in single-parent families. Adopted females reported many more experiences of rape and/or incest than non adopted females living in two-parent and single-parent families.
Multivariate regression analyses controlling for five demographic characteristics found more similarities than differences between adopted and nonadopted adolescents. Most J ifferences that were f0und were small in magnitude. Adopted males reported more ictealism when asked to describe their ideal romantic relationships and more sexual activity when asked to describe their actual romantic relationships than nonadopted males. Adopted females were nearly three-and-a-half times more likely than biological females, and nearly two-and-a-halftimes more likely than stepfamily females to report forced sexual intercourse. Adopted females also reported more negative perceptions about the consequences associated with sexual intercourse than nonadopted females.
Findings about mediating concepts theorized to be the link between adopted adolescents' experiences and resultant outcomes were inconclusive. Findings overall showed that adopted and nonadopted adolescents' heterosexual relationship format ion and sexual behaviors were more similar than different. Differences that were found were most frequent among single-parent families and most substantial between adopted and nonadopted females' reports of forced sexual intercourse.
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Velez, Donna. "A study of the effects of situational homosexual experiences on the heterosexual experiences on the heterosexual relationships among previously incarcerated Cubans." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1986. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1631.
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The primary objective of the study was to determine the effects of situational homosexual experiences on the heterosexual relationships of a group of Cuban residents in an Atlanta Halfway House. The residents had been imprisoned for an average of 11.25 years, and had been out of prison for two years when the study was undertaken.
The findings of this study suggested that previous situational homosexual experiences affected the heterosexual behavior of the residents.
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Hendrickson, Kalyn Marie. "The Perspective of Polyamorous Relationships from Heterosexual Polyamorous Women." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/105103.
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This qualitative phenomenological study explored the experience of polyamory from the perspective of heterosexual polyamorous women through a mononormative framework. Interpretive phenomenology was used because it gives participants the opportunity to express this phenomenon on their own terms. This study focused on understanding the experience of heterosexual polyamorous women in the following areas: (1) understanding the decision to participate in polyamorous relationships, (2) exploring the boundaries heterosexual women use to regulate and maintain multiple relationships, and (3) giving these women the opportunity to refute assumptions and stereotypes associated with identifying themselves as polyamorous. Eight women whom identified as heterosexual and polyamorous participated in semi-structured telephone interviews. Data form these interviews were analyzed using an interpretive phenomenological approach. Open coding and in-vivo coding were used to organize similar experiences into concepts that were then organized into themes and subthemes that emerged from the data. From this study, researchers gained insight into how polyamorous heterosexual woman make meaning of this phenomenon and offer recommendations for clinical professionals to use when working with this population.Master of Science
Polyamory has been practiced for centuries in many different cultures (Labriola, 1999; Klesse, 2006; Robinson, 2013). Previous research on polyamorous relationships has focused primarily on homosexual males. There has been limited research on polyamorous relationships from the woman's perspective and no research focused exclusively on heterosexual women who identify as polyamorous. This study explored the lived experience of heterosexual polyamorous women in polyamorous relationships using interpretive phenomenology. This included understanding the decision to participate in polyamorous relationships, exploring the boundaries heterosexual women use to regulate and maintain multiple relationships, and giving these women the opportunity to refute assumptions and stereotypes associated with identifying themselves as polyamorous. The results of this research study provide insight into this perspective on polyamory and offer recommendations for clinical professionals to use when working with this population.
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Sheppard, Daniel Peter. "Discourses of friendship between heterosexual women and gay men." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533177.
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Henriksson, Andreas. "Organising Intimacy : Exploring Heterosexual Singledoms at Swedish Singles Activities." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-33658.
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Single activities have long been places where single people can come to meet friends, build community or look for partners. The activities have relevance for studies of heterosexuality, intimacy, personal life and space. This dissertation discusses a conference, a cruise, an online site and an association for heterosexual singles in contemporary Sweden. It shows how these activities, analysed as organising people and spaces, offer participants different versions of intimacy, relationships, personal life and ultimately singledom itself. The concept non-relationality is coined to describe how people understand and enact what it means to lack a certain kind of relationship. Multi-sited ethnographic observations are combined with interviews and a survey (n=416). The chosen methods allow insight into both the heterogeneous character of the contemporary single activity scene, as well as existing tendencies to form communities. The group whose single activities are examined is deemed fairly typical of the single population at large. Nevertheless, most conclusions centre on the specific set of activities described in the book and relate them to historical examples and theory. The single activities examined can be interpreted to enact different practices entailed in a relationship without necessarily demanding commitment to a whole relationship or a specific person. In that way, the activities accommodate the inflexible personal lives that some singles report having. This challenges strict boundaries between coupledom and singledom. Such transgressive or “hetero-doxical” potential in single activities is nevertheless circumscribed by organisers’ notion that the activities provide therapeutic community in a phase before singles take the step (back) into coupledom.
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Tahler, Heather. "Relational Satisfaction in Long-Term, Non-monogamous, Heterosexual Relationships." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3644027.
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Objectives: Study was designed to explore questions examining relational satisfaction in long-term non-monogamous heterosexual couples in comparison to relational satisfaction in long-term sexually monogamous heterosexual couples, as well as gain insight into whom those involved in non-monogamous relationships disclose to and the potential stigma felt by this disclosure. Demographic variables were also explored to see if any prediction of marital satisfaction occurred.
Methods: Both long-term sexually monogamous and long-term sexually non-monogamous participants responded to a secure online survey. The survey consisted of informed consent, inclusion criteria, ENRICH marital satisfaction scale (Fowers and Olson 1993) items, and open-ended questions for items not assessed by the ENRICH scale alone.
Results: After checking for univariate normality and outliers and assessing missing value patterns, results show that both the Marital Satisfaction and Idealistic Distortion scales were reliable. The findings in the study revealed that relationship type did not have a significant impact on marital satisfaction or idealistic distortion, with similar levels of satisfaction and idealistic distortion in both monogamous and non-monogamous couples. The results also demonstrated, through linear regression for demographic variables, that only income level significantly predicted marital satisfaction. After qualitative data was coded, there were many themes found within both monogamous and non-monogamous couples.
Conclusions: Data supports the original hypothesis that there was very little difference in marital satisfaction between monogamous and non-monogamous heterosexual couples. With these results, non-monogamy is a more viable relationship option than previously recognized for couples that are interested, and it is necessary to create models to work with these couples. Developing further research within this population specifically is also necessary for the future.
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Stewart, Lauren. "Power and Pleasure: Heteronormativity and Homophobia in Heterosexual Sex." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23732.
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How do sex practices get constructed as normal? This research evaluates discussions of pegging, a gender non-conforming sex practice within heterosexual sex whereby women anally penetrate men. Data were collected from the website Reddit and its subreddit r/sex. 3,485 comments posted to 30 discussion threads were analyzed for common themes. Findings suggest that pegging confuses gendered expectations for “having sex”. Additionally, heteronormativity and homophobia were found to structure heterosexual interactions, including the ways in which gender and sexual identities, desire, and bodies are understood. This is illuminated by findings supporting “gender accountability” or the idea that we “do gender” because people anticipate how others will perceive their actions based on gender expectations. Finally, an examination of homophobia reveals ways in which homophobia operates in a hate-free zone. Homophobia was found to encourage heterosexuals’ treatment of homosexuals as distinctly different kinds of people than heterosexuals, including frequent boundary setting between what is gay and straight. Overall this project reveals that pegging is a culturally unintelligible sex act that causes a great deal of confusion, anxiety, and sometimes pleasure for those who partake.
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Tabatabai, Ahoo. "Vanishing Act: Doing Non-Straight Identity in Heterosexual Relationships." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1273002343.
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Shepard, William D. 1965. "Sexual Identity Development and Heterosexual Mistrust: An Exploratory Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279033/.
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The sexual identity development process in gay men was the focus of this study. It was theorized that, as a result of negative experiences with the dominant heterosexual culture, gay men might feel mistrustful of heterosexuals in various settings. A new theoretical construct, that of heterosexual mistrust, was identified and explored. A new scale, the Heterosexual Mistrust Inventory (HMI), was created to measure this construct. Gay male subjects' stage of homosexual identity formation (HIF) was also determined. Results indicated that heterosexual mistrust existed to a significantly stronger degree among gay men than among heterosexual men. Heterosexual mistrust was strongly related to stage of HIF. The various settings in which heterosexual mistrust was found to occur were discussed. Implications for current knowledge about HIF and about cultural belief systems unique to gay men were identified and explored.
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Morison, Tracy, and Catriona Macleod. "Men's pathways to parenthood: Silences and heterosexual gender norms." HSRC Press, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018815.
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How does the decision to become a parent unfold for heterosexual men? Is becoming a father a 'decision' at all or a series of events? These questions are the starting point for this critical book, in which the authors unravel the social and interpersonal processes – shaped by deeply entrenched socio-cultural norms – that come to bear on parenthood decision-making in the South African context. Drawing on the narratives of white, Afrikaans women and men, Men's Pathways to Parenthood uses an innovative discursive method to illuminate the roles masculinity, whiteness, class, and heteronormativity play in these accounts. Men's Pathways to Parenthood addresses an under-researched topic in gender studies – namely, men and reproductive decision-making – and will be an important resource for scholars in gender studies, sexualities, and reproductive health, as well as those interested in innovative approaches to discursive research.
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Haegerström, Helena. "Egentligen får dom inte säga att det är killek eller tjejlek, för då leker inte man tillsammans : En kvalitativ studie om förskolebarns syn på genus i förhållande till lek." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för pedagogiska studier, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-31462.
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Denna studies syfte är att beskriva och förstå könsmönster i förskolebarns samtal omkring lek. Tidigare forskning har visat att den rådande normen i förskolan är den heterosexuella normen. Studier har visat att man inte vet hur många förskolor som arbetar med jämställdhet för att det inte finns någon skyldighet att rapportera det. Barn anpassar sig till pedagogers och vuxenvärldens normer på hur de förväntas vara. Utifrån empirin, som består av två gruppintervjuer med barn i 4-5årsåldern, så visar det att barnen applicerar de rådande könsstereotypa föreställningarna på leksaker och föremål i sin närmiljö. Enligt min studie så var barnen medvetna om könsmönster och delade upp lekformationer och leksaker i manligt och kvinnligt kodade positioner. Samtidigt som barnen tilldelade olika föremål från sin lekmiljö könskategorierna flickor och pojkar, visade de förståelse för att flickor och pojkar inte ska delas upp utan att alla utifrån en vedertagen norm ska leka tillsammans och med alla föremål på förskolan. Uppsatsen avslutas med tankar som har uppkommit under min studie och förslag till vidare forskning.The purpose of this study is to examine and understand the view on gender patterns in preschool children's conversations about play. Previous research has shown that in preschools is the prevailing norm the heterosexual norm and that children adjust to educators and adult world standards on how they are expected to behave. There is currently no way of knowing how many Swedish preschools are working with gender equality because there is no obligation to report it. The empirical material in this study, consisting of two group interviews with children between the ages of 4 to 5, show that children apply the prevailing stereotypical gender notions on toys and objects in their local environment. According to this study, the children were aware of gender roles and were dividing game formations and toys into male and female coded positions. At the same time as the children assigned the gender categories "girls" and "boys" on various items from their play environment, they did however also show understanding for the idea that girls and boys should not be divided but instead play together and be able to use all preschool objects from an accepted norm. The essay concludes with some reflections that arose during my study and suggestions for further research.
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Bruen, Merike. "Negotiating sexual consent among heterosexual students on a university campus." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57071.
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Sexual assault among university students is a well-documented and studied area of research. Sexual assault hinges on the lack of sexual consent, however, few studies have focused on investigating the normative negotiation of sexual consent particularly from the perspective of students themselves. This study explored in depth the meaning and the negotiation of sexual consent from the perspective of heterosexual university students. To acknowledge the exploratory and nascent area of study, a qualitative research design was employed incorporating the ethnographic interview. Two data sources were used in this study including; 10 individual interviews and a single all women’s focus group. Participants were heterosexually identified students between the ages of 18-24. How participants understood sexual consent was found to be shaped by a number of variables including participants’ (1) social world consisting of how they defined sexual consent, their sources of knowledge, their spatial location, their exposure to: media portrayals, gender roles and expectations and sexual messaging, (2) relationship type with role expectations varying if the partnership was new, long-term or casual, and (3) personal identity including their levels of self-confidence as well as their cultural identity. The negotiation of sexual consent was described as (1) a process occurring over time, (2) entailing the implementation of behavioural strategies to manage risks and fears, (3) involving both complex communication methods, and (4) after the fact justifications and explanations to make sense of transpired events. This study contributes a deeper and more nuanced understanding of sexual consent processes. Implications for future research are discussed.Education, Faculty of
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Seto, Michael C. "Risky sexual behaviour of heterosexual males, attitudes, norms, and personality." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq20588.pdf.
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Dunham, Katherine. "Social support for women who are abused in heterosexual relationships." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ30271.pdf.
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D'Elia, Andrea. "A study of personality patterns in homosexual and heterosexual pedophiles /." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=75865.
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This pilot study was designed to collect and analyze a broad range of descriptive data on out-patient pedophiles. Eighteen males with at least one legally charged pedophilic offense (excluding incest) participated in the research. Seven of the subjects sexually molested a male child (homosexual pedophiles) and eleven subjects sexually molested a female child (heterosexual pedophiles).Subjects were administered the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). Subjects and their therapists also participated in a structured interview which sought data on psycho-social and offense variables.
Analysis of the MCMI results found that when profile configurations were compared, the homosexual group showed higher mean sub-scale elevations, a more cohesive pattern of sub-scale elevations, and significantly higher sub-scale scores for Passive-Aggressive personality as a feature. The heterosexual group shared Avoidant/Dependent features of personality with the homosexual group but individual profile configurations were much less homogeneous in sub-scale elevations. The analysis of the NPI results found no significant difference between the groups. A comparison of the structured interview data for the groups strongly suggests that homosexual offenders are more structured in their pedophilic interest than heterosexual offenders.
The results are discussed in relation to the validity of the fixated/regressed model for homosexual and heterosexual pedophiles, respectively. The relationship between personality, aetiology of pedophilic behavior, and offense pattern is considered. Implications and suggestions for future research are outlined.
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Burchell, Ann. "Human papillomavirus infection and transmission among couples through heterosexual activity." Thesis, McGill University, 2009. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40745.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). The vast majority of these infections clear spontaneously. The small proportion that persists may result in substantial morbidity and treatment costs. High oncogenic risk HPV (HR-HPV) types, including HPV-16 and 18, are recognised unequivocally as the main causal factor for cervical cancer, and may also cause other anogenital neoplasms and head and neck cancers. Infections with types that have low oncogenic risk (LR-HPV), such as HPV-6 and -11, are associated with benign lesions including genital warts. Many projections of the impact of the new HPV vaccines and screening technologies use dynamic transmission models which require sound estimates of the probability of transmission upon exposure. Furthermore, biological and practical limitations of the current vaccines require that we explore as many prevention options as possible. A critical research question is whether condoms provide protection. The main aims of the thesis were to characterize patterns of HPV infection among heterosexual couples in a new relationship, to identify risk factors for HPV infection, and to estimate HPV transmission probabilities per partnership and per coital act. I carried out a preliminary Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the probability of HPV transmission, then designed and conducted a study of heterosexual couples. The thesis objectives were addressed using baseline data from the ongoing HITCH Cohort Study (HPV Infection and Transmission among Couples through Heterosexual activity). The study population consists of young (aged 18-24) women attending a university or junior college (CEGEP) in Montreal and their male partners. Results from the simulation analysis suggested that HPV is highly transmissible, which was confirmed by the cross-sectional analysis of the HITCH study. Among the 263 couples enrolled between 05/2005 and 08/2008, HPV prevalence was 56% among women and men. In nearly two thLe virus du papillome humain (VPH) est l'infection transmissible sexuellement (ITS) la plus répandue. Une grande majorité des infections à VPH se résorbent spontanément. Cependant, la petite proportion d’infections à VPH persistantes peut avoir des coûts substantiels de traitement et de morbidité comme conséquence. Des génotypes de VPH à haut risque oncologique (HR-HPV), y compris HPV-16 et 18, sont identifiés sans équivoque comme facteur causal principal pour le cancer cervical, et peuvent également causer d'autres cancers anogénitaux, de la tête et du cou. Les infections avec des génotypes de VPH à bas risque oncologique (LR-HPV), comme HPV-6 et -11, sont associées aux lésions bénignes comprenant les verrues génitales. Plusieurs projections de l'impact des nouveaux vaccins de VPH et des techniques de dépistage utilisent des modèles de transmission dynamiques qui exigent des évaluations précises de la probabilité de transmission lors de l'exposition. En outre, les limitations biologiques et pratiques des vaccins courants exigent que nous explorions autant d'options de prévention que possibles. Une question critique de recherches est de savoir si les condoms assurent une protection. Les objectifs principaux de la thèse consistaient à caractériser des modèles typiques d’infection au VPH parmi les couples hétérosexuels dans une nouvelle relation, identifier des facteurs de risque pour l'infection au VPH, et estimer les probabilités de transmission du VPH par relation de couple et par acte coïtal. J'ai effectué une simulation préliminaire de Monte Carlo pour estimer la probabilité de transmission de VPH, puis j’ai conçu et entrepris une étude des couples hétérosexuels. Les objectifs de thèse ont été élaborés en utilisant les données de base de l'étude de cohorte HITCH (HPV Infection and Transmission among Couples through Heterosexual activity) qui se poursuit toujours. La population de l’étude est composée$
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Peukert, Janet. "Maternal agency and heteronormative constraints : heterosexual mothers of homosexual sons." Thesis, University of York, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.444698.
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Deacon, Charlotte. "Male pornography use in heterosexual relationships : the female's subjective experience." Thesis, University of East London, 2017. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/6341/.
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This study is aimed at exploring how female partners experience their male partners’ use of pornography. It is reported that therapists are increasingly being called upon to support female partners presenting with difficulties relating to their male partners’ porn use (Hall, 2015), but that clinicians feel under-prepared to work effectively with these clients due to a lack of training and the limited availability of empirically based literature (Ayres & Haddock, 2009). Consequently, there appears to be a growing need for research in this area that can provide insight and guidance for clinicians. The phenomenological epistemology and relativist ontology that underpin this study place an emphasis on understanding the subjective lived experiences of the participants; a focus which seems congruent with the philosophical underpinnings of counselling psychology. Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six female participants. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis through which four master themes were identified: ‘Pushing her limits of acceptance: The ongoing discoveries’; ‘The female partner’s meaning-making’; ‘A lonely experience’; and ‘The layers of loss’. New insights regarding the interplay between the female partners’ meaning-making and their responses highlight the multi-layered and complex experiences of these participants. A number of implications for practice are discussed including the importance of clinicians moving away from a model of pathology to one of promoting well-being and validating female partners’ emotions and experiences regardless of whether a diagnosis (of porn or sexual addiction, for example) is present. The findings may serve to inform individual and group work with both female partners and male users, as well as couple work. Finally, it is hoped that providing insight into the lived experiences of female partners may encourage a more empathetic and understanding response from male porn users and society when female partners seek their support. The limitations of the study are discussed as well as further areas for research.
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Conradie, Joelene. "A review of intimate heterosexual relationship research in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4805.
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Digitized using a Konica Minolta 211 PCL Scanner. 300dpi (OCR).Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Intimate heterosexual relationships play a vital role in shaping the lives of many people, and have therefore become an important topic of research within psychology. The South African population is also currently faced with many prevalent psychosocial problems, such as HIV/Aids, rape, violence against women and divorce, which need to be contextualised within the context of intimate heterosexual relationships. Research on intimate heterosexual relationships has therefore become a priority. In order to determine directions and priorities for such research, the objective of this assignment was to provide a review of selected international and South African research on intimate heterosexual relationships. This review focused on: the definition and operationalisation of intimate heterosexual relationships; the salient theoretical frameworks used; the characteristics of participants; as well as the methodologies employed by relationship researchers. The review highlighted the following: A variety of terms is used by relationship researchers to conceptualise intimate heterosexual relationships which makes it difficult to integrate intimate heterosexual relationship research. Although theoretical frameworks like the social learning theory, cognitive behavioural theory and some metatheoretical perspectives such as postmodernism, feminism and social constructivism are utiiised, South African relationship researchers mostly have an atheoretical approach to research. A review of the research participants revealed that most participants in South African relationship studies are married adults. While the male-female ratio of the participants was balanced, the diversity of the South African population was not well represented in these studies. Researchers mostly used qualitative research strategies and employed the survey method of data gathering. Based on these findings, it was recommended that relationship researchers should recognise the need to clarify the relationship concepts used in their studies; attempt to incorporate better-known relationship theories; ensure that the South African population is well represented; and to combine qualitative research strategies with quantitative research strategies.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMINGE: Intieme heteroseksuele verhoudings speel 'n deurslaggewende rol in die vorming van baie mense se lewens en het daarom 'n belangrike navorsingsonderwerp in sielkunde geword. Die SuidAfrikaanse populasie staar tans verskeie psigososiaie probleme so os MIVNigs, verkragting, geweld teen vrou en egskeiding in die gesig, wat almal binne die konteks van intieme heteroseksuele verhoudings gekonseptualiseer behoort te word. Navorsing oor intieme heteroseksuele verhoudings het daarom 'n prioriteit geword. Ten einde rigtings en prioriteite vir sulke navorsing te bepaal, was die doel van hierdie werksopdrag om 'n oorsig te voorsien van selektiewe internasionale en Suid-Afrikaanse navorsing oor intieme heteroseksuele verhoudings. Hierdie oorsig het gefokus op: die definisie en operasionalisering van intieme heteroseksuele verhoudings; die prominente teoretiese raamwerke wat gebruik is; die karaktereienskappe van die deelnemers; so wei as die metodologiee wat deur verhoudingsnavorsers gebruik is. Die oorsig het die volgende duidelik gemaak: 'n Verskeidenheid van terme word deur verhoudingsnavorsers gebruik om intieme heteroseksuele verhoudings te konseptualiseer en die die integrasie van intieme heteroseksuele verhoudingsnavorsing word daardeur bemoeilik. Alhoewel teoretiese raamwerke soos die sosiale leerteorie, kognitiewe gedragsteorie en sekere metateoretiese perspektiewe soos postmodernisme, feminisme en sosiale konstruktivisme gebruik word, het Suid-Afrikaanse verhoudingsnavorsers grotendeels 'n ateoretiese benadering tot navorsing. 'n Oorsig van die deelnemers van die studies het getoon dat die meeste deelnemers in Suid-Afrikaanse verhoudingstudies getroude volwassenes is. Terwyle die manvrou ratio van die deelnemers gebalanseerd was, is die diversiteit van die Suid-Afrikaanse populasie nie goed verteenwoordig in die studies nie. Navorsers gebruik meestal kwalitatiewe navorsingstrategiee en gebruik grotendeels die opame-metode van dataherwinning. Op grond van hierdie bevindinge, is daar aanbeveel dat verhoudingsnavorsers die behoefte aan die verheldering van verhoudingskonsepte in hulle studies moet herken; moet poog om meer bekende verhoudingsteoriee te inkorporeer; te verseker dat die Suid-Afrikaanse populasie goed verteenwoordig is; en kwalitatiewe navorsingsstrategiee met kwantitatiewe navorsingstrategiee moet kombineer.
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Shimoda, Rei. "Dimensions of the heterosexual bond : culture, personality and cycle effects." Thesis, Durham University, 2014. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11066/.
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Romantic love, sexual desire, and adult attachment mechanisms were proposed to be universal adaptations which initiate and maintain a pair-bond relationship with a selected partner. The main goal of the thesis was to explore the functions of the pair-bond mechanisms from an evolutionary perspective and to test whether these proposed mechanisms showed the characteristics expected of psychological systems designed to initiate and maintain a pair-bond. The life history theory assumes that, as the available resources and lifespan are limited, decisions regarding resource allocation (e.g., energy) involve trade-offs among life history tasks (e.g., reproduction, parenting). The theory implies that individuals in different circumstances should deal with trade-offs differently, and this may be reflected in the experiences of pair-bond relationships. I first selected prospective items in order to construct self-report measurements of pair-bond relationships (Chapter Two). These items were administered to Occidental and Japanese participants. Their responses were entered in a series of factor analyses in order to confirm factor structure underlying pair-bond relationships, and to develop and refine measurements to assess relationships dimensions (Chapter Three). For both cultural groups, six factors were generated: a romantic love related factor (obsession); three attachment-related factors (care-receiving, care-giving, separation distress); and two sexual desire-related factors (partner- and other-directed sexual desire). The developed scales and/or some of the selected items were used to assess whether individuals differed in the intensity of relationship dimensions as a function of sex (Chapters Four and Five), age (Chapter Four), relationship stage (Chapter Four), cultural background (Chapter Four), personality (Chapter Five) and female conception probability (Chapter Six). Results showed that the intensity of relationship dimensions differed between sexes, different age groups, relationship stages, cultural backgrounds, personalities, and menstrual phases. In fact, culture had a major impact on pair-bond relationship dimensions. The strong cultural influence found on the relationship dimensions suggests that this should not be ignored by evolutionary psychologists.
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Treinen, Julie Rose 1965, and Julie Rose 1965 Treinen. "Gender roles and relationship satisfaction in heterosexual and homosexual couples." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278103.
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This study was designed to investigate the relationship between gender role attitudes and marital satisfaction. Heterosexual and homosexual couples were investigated. To measure gender role attitudes the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) was employed. Marital satisfaction was measured by the Inventory of Marital Satisfaction (IMS). Twenty three couples participated in the study. Both partners in each couple completed the BSRI and the IMS. Findings indicate that androgynous individuals report lower degree of marital problems than sex-typed individuals. The results also indicate that couples in which both partners are classified as androgynous report the least amount of marital difficulties. Couples comprised of a masculine and an androgynous partner report the highest degree of marital problems. Finally, couples who are made up of masculine and feminine partners report a degree of problems that falls between the other two groups.
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Kozee, Holly Beth. "A test of objectification theory with lesbian and heterosexual women." The Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1300199212.
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Seeman, Smith Joann C. "The power of touch during communication within heterosexual married dyads." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2007.
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Harmon, Kara L. "Stability of a normal heterosexual female response to Affinity 2.0 /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1786.pdf.
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Smith, Jocelyn Renee. "Ethnic identity and relationship satisfaction among African American heterosexual couples." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8609.
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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2008.Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Family Studies. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Eaton, Lucille E. "Constructing rainbow classrooms non-heterosexual students journey toward safer schools /." Connect to this title online, 2005. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03302005-004209/.
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