Although college hookups are
typically enjoyable for both men and women, heterosexual hookups often involve
inequitable power dynamics that privilege men (e.g., women perform sexual acts
to please partners and/or succumb to pressure for intercourse). Some scholars
have attributed this power imbalance to the traditional double standard.
However, recent studies have indicated college students typically endorse
egalitarian standards—and some endorse a reverse double standard in which they
negatively judge men more than women for engaging in the same sexual behavior.
Using Online College Social Life Survey data (N = 11,077) I examined relationships between
endorsement of double standards and power in hookups. Because contemporary
students often believe double standards exist in society but not in their own
minds, I also examined relationships between feeling negatively judged for
hooking up and power.
Most respondents endorsed egalitarian standards, but
women were more likely than men to feel judged for hooking up. Feeling judged
was a significant predictor of power disadvantages for women and men; endorsing
a double standard disparaging one’s own gender was significant among men.
Findings suggest contemporary relevance of the traditional double standard and
highlight differences between women’s and men’s endorsement of double standards
disparaging their own gender.
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