Sexual attitudes and behaviors are mainly
affected by parents at early ages, and then peer influence becomes more
important. During college years, less parental control and cultural environment
of universities have significant effect on sexual attitudes and behaviors. It
was aimed to determine the difference in individuals’ sexual communication
level with their parents and best friends, perceived sexual approval from
parents and best friends, attitudes toward premarital sexuality and honor,
according to university class level and gender. Sexual Communication and Approval Scale, Attitude Toward Premarital Sexuality Scale, Sexual Attitude Scale, Attitudes
Toward Honor Scale and Demographic Information
Form were collected from 377 university students (263 female; 114 male)
studying in Ankara, whose age ranged between 18-27. Results revealed that
sexual permissiveness in the last years of university have increased especially
among women. In addition, sexual permissiveness, attitudes toward honor, and
peers’ approval of sexuality emerged as significant predictors of premarital
sexual attitudes among men and women, while mother's approval of sexual
activity is also a significant predictor among men. This study shows that the
cultural values and attitudes attributed to sexuality for men and women are
still continuing. The results were discussed in terms of gender roles and
socio-cultural approaches
Sexual Communication Sexual Approval Attitude towards Premarital Sexuality Honor College Students
Cinsel İletişim Cinsel Onay Evlilik Öncesi Cinselliğe Yönelik Tutum Namus Üniversite Öğrencileri
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | July 31, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 20 Issue: 1 |
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