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Do Women Pretend Orgasm to Retain a Mate?

Abstract  

The current study tested the hypothesis that women pretend orgasm as part of a broader strategy of mate retention. We obtained
self-report data from 453 heterosexual women (M age, 21.8 years) in a long-term relationship (M length, 32.8 months) drawn
from universities and surrounding communities in the southeastern United States. The results indicated that (1) women who
perceived higher risk of partner infidelity were more likely to report pretending orgasm, (2) women who reported greater likelihood
of pretending orgasm also reported performing more mate retention behaviors, and (3) women’s perceptions of partner infidelity
risk mediated the relationship between pretending orgasm and the performance of cost-inflicting mate retention behaviors,
such as Intersexual Negative Inducements (“Flirted with someone in front of my partner”) and Intrasexual Negative Inducements
(“Yelled at a woman who looked at my partner”). Thus, pretending orgasm may be part of a broader strategy of mate retention
performed by women who perceive higher risk of partner infidelity.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-5
  • DOI 10.1007/s10508-011-9874-6
  • Authors
    • Farnaz Kaighobadi, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Dr., Unit 15, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Todd K. Shackelford, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
    • Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
    • Journal Archives of Sexual Behavior
    • Online ISSN 1573-2800
    • Print ISSN 0004-0002
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 11/21/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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