Femininity Encourages, Masculinity Inhibits: Social Norms, Sexual Orientation, and Perceptions of Sexual Intimacy

This study examined perceptions of sexual intimacy in 500 adults. Results indicated that perceptions of sexual intimacy are effected by fear of intimacy, masculinity, femininity, and sexual orientation. These results suggest that the more feminine individuals are the more intimate they perceive sexual, non-sexual, and emotional acts to be.