Abstract

ENRIQUEZ NEGRETE, David Javier; SANCHEZ MEDINA, Ricardo; ARIAS GARCIA, Blanca Delia  and  ROBLES MONTIJO, Silvia Susana. Differences between men and women regarding psychological meaning of sexual socialization practices among siblings. Act.Psi [online]. 2019, vol.33, n.126, pp.51-68. ISSN 2215-3535.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/ap.v33i126.31841.

Objective: to describe the psychological meaning of diverse of fraternal sexual socialization practices within a group of college students and determine whether there are significant differences among genders. Methods: cross-sectional study, non-probabilistic sample method (n = 214 college students) and the Modified Natural Semantic Networks were all used in order to analyze the psychological meaning of different practices of fraternal sexual socialization. Results: female participants were found to refer practices and meanings centered on an affective role, while men were centered on an instrumental role; however, there is a broad spectrum of socialization tactics shared by both men and women. Conclusion: gender and culture play a role in the fraternal sexual socialization practices that should be taken into account.

Keywords : Sexuality; family; gender; siblings; relationship.

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