Culture and Sexual Self-Disclosure in Intimate Relationships

• Tang, Nu ^[1] ; Bensman, Lisamarie ^[1] ; Hatfield, Elaine ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
• Localización: Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, ISSN-e 1981-6472, Vol. 7, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 227-245
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Sexual self-disclosure is one of the most intimate forms of self-disclosure. Yet, there is surprisingly little research on this topic compared to the voluminous research that exists on self-disclosure (in general). This is particularly surprising since sexual self-disclosure has been found to be correlated with sexual and marital satisfaction (Byers & Demmons, 2010). Conversations about sex have also been found to be critical in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, expressing sexual consent, and sexual desires and satisfaction (Faulkner & Lannutti, 2010). Nor have scholars investigated the impact of culture on people’s willingness to engage in sexual self-disclosure. In this paper, we will review current theorizing as to the extent to which culture and gender might be expected to influence young people’s willingness to sexually self-disclose, and suggest possible directions that future research might take.