The suppression of sexuality is culturally widespread, and women’s sexual promiscuity, activity, and enjoyment are almost always judged and punished more harshly than men’s. It remains disputed, however, to what end people suppress sexuality, and who benefits from the suppression of female sexuality. Different theories predict that women in general, men in general, women’s intimate partners, or parents benefit most. Here we use the lies women and men tell—or imagine telling—about their sexual histories as an indirect measure of who is most involved in the suppression of sexuality. We asked men and women what they would reply if asked questions by their mother, father, current partner, attractive confederate, and various same- or opposite-sex friends and colleagues about their number of previous sex partners, age at first romantic kiss, age at first consensual sex, and cheating on a previous partner or spouse. By comparing the size and direction of the lies that subjects told, we tested competing predictions of several cultural and evolutionary theories concerning why female sexuality is suppressed and who is driving its suppression. We found that men and women told larger and more frequent lies to their parents, with women telling the largest and most frequent lies of all to their fathers. Additionally, the majority of lies by both men and women were in sexually conservative directions. Our findings suggest that mothers, and especially fathers, restrict female sexuality.

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爸爸不讲教吗？：利用谎言来揭露谁压制女性性行为的真相。

对性的压制在文化上很普遍，与男性相比，对妇女的性滥交，性行为和性享受几乎总是受到较严厉的审判和惩罚。然而，最终的结果是谁压制了性，谁能从压制女性的性中受益，这一点仍然存在争议。不同的理论预测，总体而言，女性，男性，女性的亲密伴侣或父母受益最大。在这里，我们使用男女讲述或幻想讲述其性史的谎言作为间接衡量谁最参与压制性行为的手段。我们问男人和女人，如果他们的母亲，父亲，当前伴侣，有魅力的同盟以及各种同性或异性朋友和同事询问有关他们以前的性伴侣的数量，初恋的年龄，初次达成共识时的年龄，并欺骗以前的伴侣或配偶。通过比较受试者讲述的谎言的大小和方向，我们测试了关于几种文化和进化论的竞争性预测，这些理论涉及为什么女性性行为受到压制以及谁在压制女性性行为。我们发现，男人和女人对父母说谎的次数更多，频率更高，而女人对父亲说谎的次数最多，频率最高。另外，男人和女人的大多数谎言都是在性保守的方向上进行的。我们的发现表明，母亲，尤其是父亲限制女性的性行为。我们测试了几种文化和进化论的竞争性预测，这些理论涉及为何女性性行为受到压制以及谁在推动女性性压制。我们发现，男人和女人对父母说谎的次数更多，频率更高，而女人对父亲说谎的次数最多，频率最高。另外，男人和女人的大多数谎言都是在性保守的方向上进行的。我们的发现表明，母亲，尤其是父亲限制女性的性行为。我们测试了几种文化和进化论的竞争性预测，这些理论涉及为何女性性行为受到压制以及谁在推动女性性压制。我们发现，男人和女人对父母说谎的次数更多，频率更高，而女人对父亲说谎的次数最多，频率最高。另外，男人和女人的大多数谎言都是在性保守的方向上进行的。我们的发现表明，母亲，尤其是父亲限制女性的性行为。