Sexual Double Standard Scale – SDSS

It’s worse for a woman to sleep around than it is for a man.

It’s best for a guy to lose his virginity before he’s out of his teens.

It’s okay for a woman to have more than one sexual relationship at the same time.

It is just as important for a man to be a virgin when he marries as it is for a woman.

I approve of a 16-year-old girl’s having sex just as much as a 16-year-old boy’s having sex.

I kind of admire a girl who has had sex with a lot of guys.

I kind of feel sorry for a 21-year-old woman who is still a virgin.

A woman’s having casual sex is just as acceptable to me as a man’s having casual sex.

It’s okay for a man to have sex with a woman he is not in love with.

I kind of admire a guy who has had sex with a lot of girls.

A woman who initiates sex is too aggressive.

It’s okay for a man to have more than one sexual relationship at the same time.

I question the character of a woman who has had a lot of sexual partners.

I admire a man who is a virgin when he gets married.

A man should be more sexually experienced than his wife.

A girl who has sex on the first date is “easy.”

I kind of feel sorry for a 21-year-old man who is still a virgin.

I question the character of a man who has had a lot of sexual partners.

Women are naturally more monogamous (inclined to stick with one partner) than are men.

A man should be sexually experienced when he gets married.

A guy who has sex on the first date is “easy.”

It’s okay for a woman to have sex with a man she is not in love with.

A woman should be sexually experienced when she gets married.

It’s best for a girl to lose her virginity before she’s out of her teens.

I admire a woman who is a virgin when she gets married.

A man who initiates sex is too aggressive.