TY - JOUR
T1 - Black people’s constructions of good sex
T2 - Describing good sex from the margins
AU - Hargons, Candice N.
AU - Thorpe, Shemeka
AU - Malone, Natalie
AU - Wright, Courtney J.
AU - Dogan, Jardin N.
AU - Mizelle, Destin L.
AU - Stuck, Jennifer L.
AU - Sullivan, Queen Ayanna
AU - Sanchez, Anyoliny
AU - Bohmer, Carrie
AU - Stage, Michelle
AU - Bruther, Kearstin
AU - Vigil, Kasey
AU - Cineas, Marla R.
AU - Gilbert, Tracie Q.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Existing conceptualizations and measures of good sex are varied and inconclusive. Additionally, few studies have defined good sex from the margins, thus definitions are primarily informed from privileged perspectives. People with marginalized racial, gender, and sexual identities can offer culturally informed definitions of good sex that may expand current definitions. This study fills that gap by identifying factors that constitute good sex among Black people with diverse sexual and gender identities. Data were collected from 448 Black individuals who participated in an online Qualtrics survey with demographic, open-ended, and scaled questions. Results indicate a range of descriptors that align with existing sexual wellness literature and include the top 20 words to describe good sex as well as the top 10 words for demographics of interest. Differences in most frequent descriptors based on gender and sexual identities are reported. These results provide a foundation for sexual health practitioners, educators, and therapists to improve societal knowledge about what constitutes good sex among Black people.
AB - Existing conceptualizations and measures of good sex are varied and inconclusive. Additionally, few studies have defined good sex from the margins, thus definitions are primarily informed from privileged perspectives. People with marginalized racial, gender, and sexual identities can offer culturally informed definitions of good sex that may expand current definitions. This study fills that gap by identifying factors that constitute good sex among Black people with diverse sexual and gender identities. Data were collected from 448 Black individuals who participated in an online Qualtrics survey with demographic, open-ended, and scaled questions. Results indicate a range of descriptors that align with existing sexual wellness literature and include the top 20 words to describe good sex as well as the top 10 words for demographics of interest. Differences in most frequent descriptors based on gender and sexual identities are reported. These results provide a foundation for sexual health practitioners, educators, and therapists to improve societal knowledge about what constitutes good sex among Black people.
KW - Black/African American
KW - good sex
KW - participatory action research
KW - sex-positive
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U2 - 10.1177/13634607221101854
DO - 10.1177/13634607221101854
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85130293909
SN - 1363-4607
VL - 27
SP - 457
EP - 474
JO - Sexualities
JF - Sexualities
IS - 3
ER -