Türk üniversite öğrencileri arasında cinsellikle ilgili konularda anne ve babayla iletişim ve algılanan anne baba tutumları

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Keywords

• Cinsellikle İlgili Konularda Anne ve Babayla İletişim, Cinsellikle İlgili Algılanan Anne Baba Tutumları, Evlilik Öncesi Cinselliğe Yönelik Tutum, Cinsiyet

Parental Communication and Perceived Parental Attitudes about Sexuality among Turkish College Students

Abstract

This current study was conducted to examine parental communication and perceived parental attitudes about sexuality with respect to gender among Turkish college students. Moreover, attitudes toward premarital sexuality with respect to gender were explored. A demographic data form, premarital sexual permissiveness scale, parental communication about sexuality scale and parental attitudes about sexuality scale were administered to 366 (217 female and 148 male) college students, aged 18 to 26. The results indicated that females held more conservative premarital sexual attitudes than males; females talked to their mothers, while males talked to their fathers more about sexuality issues. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that gender was significant on the perceived maternal attitudes about sexuality, whereas perceived paternal attitudes about sexuality were not found to be significant with respect to gender. Future research is needed to explore variables that may contribute to the differences in parental communication and perceived parental attitudes about sexuality

Keywords

• Parental Communication, Perceived Parental Attitudes about Sexuality, Attitudes toward Premarital Sexuality, Gender

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