Using social learning theory to explain individual differences in human sexuality

Dados Bibliográficos

ID10210456
AutoresMatthew Hogben (0000-0003-3416-345X, New York University, autor correspondente), Donn Byrne (University at Albany, State University of New York)
Ano1998
Volume35
Fascículo1
Páginas58-71
Data de publicação1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00224499809551917
OpenAlexW2070211491
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas31
Referências citadas58

To explain individual differences in human sexual expression, investigators most often stress either physiological or experiential determinants. Psychologists commonly espouse some variant of learning theory (classical conditioning, operant conditioning, or social learning theory) as an explanatory framework and a source of hypotheses and methodology. The historical use of social learning theory is described in this article, and we review its central aspects and provide examples of sexuality research in which it plays a major role. Specifically, we describe both early and current research in four broad topic areas: sexuality development, adolescent sexuality and contraceptive use, health‐related sexual behavior, and coercive sexuality. Social learning theory is then evaluated and compared with competing theories regarding its ability to explain empirical data, its predictive utility, and its parsimony

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Empirical research · Epistemology · Experiential learning · Human sexuality · Learning theory · Mathematics education · Social learning · Social learning theory · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology