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

SÜMER Z.

JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH, vol.54, no.6, pp.2033-2044, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10943-014-9831-5
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2033-2044
  • Keywords: Sexual attitudes, Religiosity, Sexual activity, University students, Turkey, UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS, BEHAVIORS, EDUCATION, ABORTION, LESBIANS, SAMPLE
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.