The relationship of attitudes towards gender roles and relationship satisfaction with sexual assertiveness

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationships between individuals' levels of sexual assertiveness, their attitudes towards gender roles and the level of their romantic relationship satisfaction. A total of 343 people, 236 women and 107 men, participated in the research, and the data were collected online. Personal Information Form, Sexual Assertiveness Scale, Gender Roles Attitude Scale and Relationship Evaluation Scale were used as data collection instruments. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed, and according to the results, the predictors in the model accounted for 18% of the total variance of sexual assertiveness. Sexual assertiveness is predicted statistically significantly by attitudes towards gender roles, gender and relationship satisfaction. For this research, it was determined that as individuals exhibit more egalitarian attitudes towards gender roles, their sexual assertiveness increases; It was found that as the relationship satisfaction of individuals increased, their level of sexual assertiveness increased; and finally, women had a higher level of sexual assertiveness than men. Keywords: sexual assertiveness, gender roles, relationship satisfaction