Effect of Gender Notions on the Psychological Adjustment of Erotic Behavior in Women Gender Notions and Psychological Adjustment of Erotic Behavior in Women

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Lic. Joyce Martínez-Gálvez
Dr. Carlos Martínez-Munguía
Dra. Fátima Y. Mérida

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The present study examines how gender notions influence the psychological adjustment of erotic behavior in young Mexican women. Using a mixed and multidisciplinary approach, 22 university students (11 women and 11 men) aged 18 to 29 participated in the study. Participants completed an ad hoc semi-structured interview, the Subjective Sexual Satisfaction Scale (ESSS), and an Approach–Avoidance Task (AAT). Qualitative results revealed that traditional gender representations persist; however, emerging discourses promote equality and sexual autonomy. Women reported greater experiences of social restriction and repression, as well as difficulties achieving orgasm and expressing pleasure. Quantitative data indicated that men showed a higher behavioral tendency toward approach in response to erotic stimuli, whereas women exhibited greater interference in erotic expression. The implications of these findings regarding power, eroticism, and psychological well-being in contemporary female sexuality are discussed.

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Martínez Gálvez, C. J., Martínez Munguía, C. E., & Mérida, F. (2025). Effect of Gender Notions on the Psychological Adjustment of Erotic Behavior in Women: Gender Notions and Psychological Adjustment of Erotic Behavior in Women. Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues, 17(2), 24–37. Retrieved from https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/jbhsi/article/view/93483

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