Sexual Ideology Instrument – SII

I am in favor of laws that promote gender equality.

Women who emphasize sexual pleasure in their lives overlook life’s more important pursuits.

Sexual emotions are strong but manageable by most males.

A mature man and woman should get their greatest sexual pleasure from intercourse rather than from some other sexual activity.

Having a physical attraction to someone would be sufficient for me to enjoy sex with that person.

A preschool child is likely to suffer if the mother works.

It is acceptable for a 16–17 year old unmarried male to have sexual intercourse.

Masturbation is an acceptable activity for males.

I would feel very guilty if I had sexual relations with someone I did NOT love.

I would be very upset if my spouse had had many previous sexual relationships.

I hope that the family, social, and career roles of men and women become more alike.

Since many men seem to be unable to control their sex drive, it is important for women to be in control of theirs.

I do NOT respect women who appear in pornographic films or magazines.

Homosexuals should NOT be teaching school. It is too risky to allow the possibility of such a teacher taking advantage of or influencing the sexual orientation of even one student.

I approve of a man having premarital sex with someone he likes but is NOT in love with.

If a woman really loves her husband, she will want to include the vow “to obey” her husband in the marriage ceremony.

Women degrade themselves when they show obvious sexual interest in a man they are NOT in love with.

Men can have affairs that do NOT disrupt their life style.

The primary goal of sexual activity between men and women should be intercourse.

A successful and satisfying sex partnership CANNOT be established unless the sex partners are quite willing to be sexually faithful to one another.

It would be difficult for me to enjoy sex with someone I did NOT love.

Orgasm resulting from manual genital stimulation by the sex partner can be as satisfying as intercourse.

Women can have affairs without significant emotional involvement.

It is more important for a wife to help her husband’s career than to have one herself.

I approve of a woman having extramarital sex WITH her husband’s consent.

Pornography influences men to commit sexual crimes including rape.

Men are generally more interested in sex than women.

If women yield to their sexual feelings, these feelings will probably disrupt and dominate their lives in destructive ways.

The Supreme Court ruling making abortions legal should be reversed.

I approve of a man having premarital sex with someone he is strongly attracted to but knows only casually.

Group sex (sex involving more than two people) is an acceptable sexual activity for men and women.

John is married to Ann. John is strongly attracted to, but not in love with Mary. I approve of John and Mary having sexual relations.

Extramarital sex is always wrong.

Sexuality is a very powerful force and females should do all they can to control it in their lives.

It is acceptable for a 16–17 year old unmarried female to have sexual intercourse.

I approve of a man having extra-marital sex WITHOUT his wife’s consent.

I would NOT object to my spouse having had a couple of previous sexual relationships.

I can accept and do NOT condemn homosexual activities for females.

Sexual emotions are strong but manageable by most females.

I approve of a woman having premarital sex with someone she likes but is NOT in love with.

A man CANNOT have a satisfactory and satisfying sex life without being in love with his sex partner.

Sexual intercourse with someone other than the regular sex partner can bring about an improvement in the sexual relationship of the established pair.

It would be best for our society if there were about an equal number of men and women in all high-level positions of government, business and education.

To advocate an emphasis on sexual pleasure is to forget that the major purpose of sexual relations is reproduction.