Attitudes toward premarital sex and sexual behavior among black high school girls

Roebuck, Julian B.; McGee, Marsha G.

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“…However, it should be noted that there is a possibility of incongruities in expression of attitudes and actual sexual behaviour. Study results from Western countries have been inconsistent, with findings of inverse relationship between religiosity and sexual permissiveness [ 31 ], but also others that reported religiosity was not a consistent predictor of premarital sexual attitudes or coital activity [ 32 - 34 ]. Limited evidence emerged from local or Muslim region, thus further studies are needed to support this claim.…”

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An exploration of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of young multiethnic Muslim-majority society in Malaysia in relation to reproductive and premarital sexual practices

Wong

2012

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundThe increasing trend of premarital sexual experience and unintended pregnancies in Malaysia warrants sustained and serious attention. The sensitivities of sex-related issues in a Muslim-majority country create various types of barriers to sexual and reproductive health information, support and practices. This study aims to gain understanding of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of young women in Malaysia concerning reproductive, contraception and premarital sexual practices.MethodsA cross-sectional study was performed, using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire carried out among 1695 female university students in a public university in Malaysia.ResultsRespondents had low scores for knowledge of reproduction and pregnancy (median=4, of maximum score 10), contraceptive uses (median=6, of maximum score 16) and contraceptive availability (median=3, of maximum score 13). The majority of women surveyed do not have liberal values in relation to premarital sexual behaviour (median=37, of maximum 40); higher scores on this scale corresponded to opposing premarital sex. The multivariate analyses showed that ethnic group was the strongest correlate of knowledge and attitude scores; being of Malay Muslim ethnicity was associated significantly with lower knowledge scores and premarital sex permissiveness. Other significant correlates were year of study, maternal occupational groups, level of religious faith, dating status and urban–rural localities. Level of premarital sex permissiveness was inversely correlated with reproduction and pregnancy knowledge score, and contraceptive knowledge scores.ConclusionReproductive health knowledge and attitudes were intricately linked to religious values and cultural norms differences surrounding sexual issues.

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An exploration of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of young multiethnic Muslim-majority society in Malaysia in relation to reproductive and premarital sexual practices

Wong

2012

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“…In spite of the limited research comparing black and white sexual behavior patterns, there is a considerable body of literature which suggests that U.S. blacks are more sexually permissive than whites (Christensen & Johnson, 1978;Houston, 1981;Landers, 1971;Reiss, 1967;Roebuck & McGee, 1977;Staples, 1978). To draw such a conclu-58 PHILIP A. BELCASTRO sion in the absence of adequate data is, at best, premature.…”

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Sexual behavior differences between black and white students

Belcastro

1985

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…With regard to sex, the discrepancy between women's attitudes and behavior has been noted by several authors. Commenting on their study of Black high school girls, Roebuck and McGee (1977) said that “of interest are incongruities in expressed attitudes and behavior” (p. 104). Social class correlated with sexual attitudes, for example, but not with behavior.…”

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Gender differences in erotic plasticity: The female sex drive as socially flexible and responsive.

Baumeister

2000

Psychological Bulletin

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Responding to controversies about the balance between nature and culture in determining human sexuality, the author proposes that the female sex drive is more malleable than the male in response to sociocultural and situational factors. A large assortment of evidence supports 3 predictions based on the hypothesis of female erotic plasticity: (a) Individual women will exhibit more variation across time than men in sexual behavior, (b) female sexuality will exhibit larger effects than male in response to most specific sociocultural variables, and (c) sexual attitude-behavior consistency will be lower for women than men. Several possible explanations for female erotic plasticity are reviewed, including adaptation to superior male political and physical power, the centrality of female change (from no to yes) as a prerequisite for intercourse, and the idea that women have a milder sex drive than men.

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Attitudes toward premarital sex and sexual behavior among black high school girls

Cited by 16 publications

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An exploration of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of young multiethnic Muslim-majority society in Malaysia in relation to reproductive and premarital sexual practices

An exploration of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of young multiethnic Muslim-majority society in Malaysia in relation to reproductive and premarital sexual practices

Sexual behavior differences between black and white students

Gender differences in erotic plasticity: The female sex drive as socially flexible and responsive.

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