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Title: The Ethics of Sexual Activity


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The Ethics of Sexual Activity
  • Dylan Selterman, Ph.D.
  • Sena Koleva, Ph.D.
  • Amy C. Moors, Ph.D.

2
Sexual Ethics
  • Promiscuity
  • Cheating/Infidelity
  • Lying/Secrets

3
Sexual Ethics
  • Why harshly judge these behaviors?
  • Harm caused?
  • Disgusting?
  • Disloyal?
  • Others?

4
Background
  • Moral Foundations Theory 1
  • Harm/Care
  • Fairness/Injustice
  • Liberty/Oppression
  • Loyalty/Betrayal
  • Authority/Disrespect
  • Purity/Degradation

1 Haidt (2012)
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Background
  • Moral Foundations Theory 1
  • Harm/Care
  • Fairness/Injustice
  • Liberty/Oppression
  • Loyalty/Betrayal
  • Authority/Disrespect
  • Purity/Degradation

1 Haidt (2012)
6
Background
  • Purity/Sanctity
  • Disgust sensitivity ? att. toward homosexuality1
  • Bad smell ? same effect, but not for non-sexually
    stigmatized groups (e.g., African Americans,
    elderly)2

1 Inbar, Pizarro, Knobe, Bloom (2009) 2 Inbar,
Pizarro, Bloom (2012)
7
Background
  • Loyalty
  • Promotes dyadic well-being,1 maintenance2
  • Associated with sexual monogamy3
  • Prioritize loyalty as partner trait gtgt warmth,
    kindness4

1 Rusbult, Zembrodt, Gunn (1982) 2 Finkel,
Rusbult, Kumashiro, Hannon (2002) 3 Conley,
Ziegler, Moors, Matsick, Valentine (2013)
Tsapelas, Fisher, Aron (2011) 4 Koleva (2011)
8
Relationship norms
  • Moral judgment of relationship behaviors1
  • Sexual Threat (watching others have sex)
  • Emotional Threat (keeping romantic memorabilia)
  • Friendship Boundaries (dating a close friends
    ex-partner)
  • Privacy (snoop in pockets/email)
  • Digital Infidelity (sexting)
  • Purity gtgt other moral foundations

1 Selterman Koleva (2015)
9
Experimental data
  • Scenario Character breaks up with partner.
    Sleeps with someone before or after breakup.
  • Ex-partner does not find out in either case.

10
Study 3
  • Condition 1 (Breakup First). We would like you to
    imagine Adam and Jessica, who are in an exclusive
    (monogamous) and committed romantic relationship.
    Adam is unhappy with the relationship and is
    planning to break up. Adam meets someone new
    named Amy, whom he feels very attracted to.
    Immediately Adam ends his relationship with
    Jessica (they talk and he breaks up with her).
    Adam does not tell Jessica about Amy. The next
    day, Adam and Amy decide to have sex. Jessica
    never discovers this.

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Study 3
  • Condition 1 (Breakup First). We would like you to
    imagine Adam and Jessica, who are in an exclusive
    (monogamous) and committed romantic relationship.
    Adam is unhappy with the relationship and is
    planning to break up. Adam meets someone new
    named Amy, whom he feels very attracted to. Adam
    and Amy decide to have sex. The next day Adam
    ends his relationship with Jessica (they talk and
    he breaks up with her). Adam does not tell
    Jessica that he had sex with Amy. Jessica never
    discovers this.

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Outcomes
  • (a) How pure/disgusting is this person?
  • (b) How loyal is this person?
  • (c) How much harmed did this person cause?
  • (d) How moral is this person?
  • (e) How moral are the actions of this person?

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Sanctity (95 CI -.20, -.09 Sobel z -5.03, p
lt .001) Loyalty 95 CI -.35, -.17 Sobel z
-6.63, p lt .001) Honesty (95 CI -.17, -.01
Sobel z -2.43, p .015)
15
Experimental data
  • Casual sex/promiscuity
  • Use vignettes based on Clark Hatfield (1989)

16
Method
  • Imagine that youre talking to your friend, who
    tells you the following
  • "Youre not gonna believe what happened to me
    yesterday! This guy Justin from my English
    class came up to me and said he thought I was
    really cute, then asked me to go have sex with
    him! I was so surprisedthis never happens! But
    he was sooooo hot. I said, 'Sure.' We went back
    to his place and stayed there all night.
  • But I had to say no. It was really random.

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Results




ns
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Discussion
  • Sexual ethics not always about harm
  • Purity/disgust, loyalty concerns are salient

19
Future directions
  • Pluralistic perspectives help understand moral
    concerns ethics regarding sexual activity
  • Could they help boost sexual satisfaction?
    Emotional health wellness?

20
Thank you!!
  • Questions?
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