How are Sociosexuality, Sex Drive, and Lifetime Number of Sexual Partners Related?

In two studies (ns = 277 and 221), the authors examined the relationships among sex drive, sociosexuality, lifetime number of sex partners, and gender identity. They found that sex drive is highly and positively correlated with sociosexual orientation, and that both sex drive and sociosexual orienta...

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Published in:Personality & social psychology bulletin 2004-10, Vol.30 (10), p.1255-1266
Main Authors: Ostovich, Jennifer M., Sabini, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Gender
Gender Identity
Humans
Libido
Male
Middle Aged
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual desire
Sexual histories
Sexual Partners
Sexuality
Social Behavior
Social Desirability
Social psychology
Sociosexuality
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:In two studies (ns = 277 and 221), the authors examined the relationships among sex drive, sociosexuality, lifetime number of sex partners, and gender identity. They found that sex drive is highly and positively correlated with sociosexual orientation, and that both sex drive and sociosexual orientation are positively correlated with lifetime number of sex partners. However, partial correlations revealed that sociosexual orientation is an independent predictor of lifetime number of sex partners, whereas sex drive is not. The authors were also able to replicate and extend Mikach and Bailey’s (1999) finding that gender identity is related to women’s lifetime number of sex partners. More masculine women had more sex partners and had a less restricted sociosexual orientation than did less masculine women; less masculine men had a higher sex drive than did more masculine men. The findings are discussed with regard to theory and research on sex drive and sociosexuality.
ISSN:0146-1672
1552-7433
DOI:10.1177/0146167204264754