Gender, Religiosity, Sexual Activity, Sexual Knowledge, and Attitudes Toward Controversial Aspects of Sexuality

SÜMER Z.

JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH, cilt.54, sa.6, ss.2033-2044, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10943-014-9831-5
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2033-2044
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sexual attitudes, Religiosity, Sexual activity, University students, Turkey, UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS, BEHAVIORS, EDUCATION, ABORTION, LESBIANS, SAMPLE
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of gender, religiosity, sexual activity, and sexual knowledge in predicting attitudes toward controversial aspects of sexuality among Turkish university students. Participants were 162 female and 135 male undergraduate students who were recruited on a volunteer basis from an urban state university in Turkey. The SKAT-A Attitude Scale along with background information form, sexual activities inventory, and sexual knowledge scale were administered to the participants. Simultaneous multiple regression analyses revealed that religiosity, particularly attendance to religious services was the most significant predictor in explaining university students' attitudes toward masturbation, abortion, homosexuality, pornography, and sexual coercion.