What Role does People's Acceptance and Agreement on Sexual Double Standard Play on Their Attitudes Toward Marriage? Examine From the Chinese Adults’ Perspectives

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What Role does People's Acceptance and Agreement on Sexual Double Standard Play on Their Attitudes Toward Marriage? Examine From the Chinese Adults’ Perspectives

Xiang Li 1* , Rongwei Li 2
  • 1 Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, 02215, The United States    
  • 2 Department of Education Studies, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92092, The United States    
  • *corresponding author lixiang@bu.edu
Published on 1 March 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/3/2022598
LNEP Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-09-6
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-10-2

Abstract

The current research uniquely explores the relationship between the acceptance and agreement on sexual double standard (SDS) and the marriage attitudes. Under the circumstances of the declining marriage rate, this research helps to find out one of the possible causes behind this situation. The current study does a passive correlational design among a group of Chinese adults aged from 18 to 35 by asking them to answer the questionnaires. According to the results, there is a weak positive correlation which means people who agree and accept more on SDS will hold more positive attitudes toward marriage, the perception and desirability of people towards marriage (Wood, Avellar, & Goesling, 2008). The results indicate that the low acceptance and agreement on SDS leads to negative marriage attitudes which causes less people desire to get married.

Keywords:

gender differences, gender equality., sexual double standard, marriage attitudes

Li,X.;Li,R. (2023). What Role does People's Acceptance and Agreement on Sexual Double Standard Play on Their Attitudes Toward Marriage? Examine From the Chinese Adults’ Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,570-574.
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References

[1]. Milhausen, R. R., & Herold, E. S. (2002). Reconceptualizing the sexual double standard. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 13(2), 63-83.

[2]. Thompson, A. E., Harvey, C. A., Haus, K. R., & Karst, A. (2020). An investigation of the implicit endorsement of the sexual double standard among US young adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1454.

[3]. Muehlenhard, C. L., & McCoy, M. L. (1991). Double standard/double bind: The sexual double standard and women's communication about sex. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 15(3), 447-461.

[4]. Erdfelder, E., Faul, F., & Buchner, A. (1996). GPOWER: A general power analysis program. Behavior research methods, instruments, & computers, 28(1), 1-11.

[5]. Gómez Berrocal, M. D. C., Vallejo-Medina, P., Moyano, N., & Sierra, J. C. (2019). Sexual Double Standard: A psychometric study from a macropsychological perspective among the Spanish heterosexual population. Frontiers in psychology, 1869.

[6]. Park, S. S., & Rosén, L. A. (2013). The marital scales: Measurement of intent, attitudes, and aspects regarding marital relationships. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 54(4), 295-312.

[7]. Yi, Z., Vaupel, J. W., & Yashin, A. I. (1985). Marriage and Fertility in China: A Graphical Analysis. Population and Development Review, 11(4), 721. https://doi.org/10.2307/1973461.

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Li,X.;Li,R. (2023). What Role does People's Acceptance and Agreement on Sexual Double Standard Play on Their Attitudes Toward Marriage? Examine From the Chinese Adults’ Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,570-574.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2022), Part II

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Editor：Abdullah Laghari, Nasir Mahmood
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Conference date: 4 August 2022
Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Volume number: Vol.3
ISSN：2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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References

[1]. Milhausen, R. R., & Herold, E. S. (2002). Reconceptualizing the sexual double standard. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 13(2), 63-83.

[2]. Thompson, A. E., Harvey, C. A., Haus, K. R., & Karst, A. (2020). An investigation of the implicit endorsement of the sexual double standard among US young adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1454.

[3]. Muehlenhard, C. L., & McCoy, M. L. (1991). Double standard/double bind: The sexual double standard and women's communication about sex. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 15(3), 447-461.

[4]. Erdfelder, E., Faul, F., & Buchner, A. (1996). GPOWER: A general power analysis program. Behavior research methods, instruments, & computers, 28(1), 1-11.

[5]. Gómez Berrocal, M. D. C., Vallejo-Medina, P., Moyano, N., & Sierra, J. C. (2019). Sexual Double Standard: A psychometric study from a macropsychological perspective among the Spanish heterosexual population. Frontiers in psychology, 1869.

[6]. Park, S. S., & Rosén, L. A. (2013). The marital scales: Measurement of intent, attitudes, and aspects regarding marital relationships. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 54(4), 295-312.

[7]. Yi, Z., Vaupel, J. W., & Yashin, A. I. (1985). Marriage and Fertility in China: A Graphical Analysis. Population and Development Review, 11(4), 721. https://doi.org/10.2307/1973461.

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