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A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis Of Sex Guilt.

K E O'Grady, L H Janda, H B Gillen

    Multivariate Behavioral Research
    |January 26, 2016
    PubMed
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    Individuals with high and low sex guilt perceive others similarly, but high sex guilt individuals use fewer judgment dimensions. High sex guilt subjects align themselves with sex-guilty traits to preserve self-esteem.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Social Psychology
    • Personality Psychology

    Background:

    • Sex guilt is a significant factor influencing individual perceptions and self-evaluation.
    • Understanding the cognitive processes associated with sex guilt is crucial for psychological research.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how individuals with varying levels of sex guilt perceive and evaluate descriptions of others.
    • To explore the dimensions individuals use to make judgments about personality characteristics related to sex guilt.

    Main Methods:

    • Employed multidimensional scaling techniques, specifically INDSCAL and unfolding, to analyze similarity ratings.
    • Participants (120 males and females) compared 15 descriptions of individuals designed to reflect sex guilt characteristics.

    Main Results:

    • Both high and low sex guilt groups perceived stimulus individuals similarly across sociability and positive-negative dimensions.
    • High sex guilt individuals, particularly males, utilized fewer judgment dimensions.
    • Differences emerged in self-evaluation relative to stimulus individuals, with high sex guilt subjects favoring 'sex guilty' trait descriptions.

    Conclusions:

    • Individuals with high and low sex guilt attribute different values to personal attributes.
    • The preservation of self-esteem model effectively explains the behavior of high sex guilt individuals.

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