Sexual Abstinence : the role of religion, peers and family /
249 college students. Responses from sexually active college
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | 249 college students. Responses from sexually active college abstinent attitudes and behavior among college students at a abstinent behavior, and were highly religious. The abstinent. The findings are evaluated and explained within and behavior survey are used to explore the influences which Association, as formulated by Sutherland and discussed later behavioral measure, support for the hypothesis regarding by Akers (I 977). Specifically, I examined the influence of college students, to the neglect of the sexually abstinent correlated with the sexually abstinent status of a sample of data from a computer-administered sexual knowledge, attitude discuss social networks and socialization: Social Bonding except peer acceptance of sexual behavior. Males, group evaluating the formal and informal aids students however were found to be significantly affected by every in agreement with the theoretical ideas purported by influence of parents, religion, and peers on sexually influences (both individually and combined) would be large southwestern university are discussed. Quantitative not able to explain these sex category disparities. peers, family, religion. I hypothesized that all three positively correlated to a student's sexually abstinent Previous research on sexual behavior and attitudes has for segment of this population. This research looks at this sexually abstinent using the behavior measure, felt close sexually active college students indicated they had Social Bonding and Differential Association. Using the status, especially when living in a population which seems to students are discussed in comparison to the sexually support participation in sexual behaviors. the combined influence of the three independent variables The findings indicated that those who were defined as the frameworks of two social psychological theories which the most part focused on behaviors among sexually active Theory as discussed by Hirschi (I 969) and Differential to be involved in personal religious behaviors. This was to their parents, had peers who supported their sexually utilize in remaining sexually abstinent. Specifically, the variable except parental attachment. Our theories were was not significant for females on any of the factors who supported their sexual behavior, and were less likely |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Sociology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 85 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 60-66. |