Differences in Contents and Situations of Sexual Fantasies among Psychology Students of Both Sexes
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
email: jose_moral@hotmail.com
Introduction: In Mexico, a Sexual Fantasies and Situations Questionnaire (CFSS) has been developed. Objectives: To describe distributions, study differences between sexes and propose cut-off points among psychology students as future professionals involved in providing sexual health attention.
Methodology: A sample using non-proportional sex quotas was employed. The CFSS was applied to 400 psychology students (200 women and 200 men).
Results: The distributions of the items, of the scales of contents and situations and of the two content factors showed a bias towards low frequencies. The averages in the items, in the two scales and in the two content factors, were greater among men than among women, except for sexual fantasies with people of the same sex, with older people and with concurrent couples, as well as in situations before or after going out with a couple and before or after sleeping.
Conclusions: It was concluded that a classification by sex differentiated quartiles must be made. The study and use of the questionnaire is suggested in order to avoid possible biases that could affect clinical judgment among psychology students.
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