Men’s belief in sexual myths and factors effecting these myths

Abstract

Men's belief in sexual myths and factors effecting these myths Objective: Sexual myths are often exaggerated, incorrect and unscientific ideas on sexuality that people believe to be true. The aim of this study is to determine the acceptance rate of common sexual myths and related factors among men. Method: Data was collected from 167 voluntary males (18-67 years). A structured interview including sociodemographic characteristics and sexual myth questionnaire investigating 30 common sexual myths was carried out with the participants. Result: There are numerous myths regarding sexuality in our study population. It was found that marital status, educational level, region lived until adolescence (sub-district and village or province and district), first source for sexual information and result of the first sexual relationship influence rates of belief for sexual myths. Conclusion: High levels of belief in sexual myths among males in our study group can be interpreted as a result of inadequate sexual education in the society. We believe that further larger scale population studies might be beneficial for planning sexual education in our society.

The Effect of Education on the Sexual Beliefs of Family Physicians

“…When our results and those from other studies performed in Turkey are evaluated together, physicians seem to hold similar mistaken beliefs about sexuality to those of the society in which they live (Kora & Kayır, 1996;Yaşan, & G€ urgen, 2004;Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2006;Torun et al, 2011;. However, physicians share those mistaken beliefs to a lesser extent than that seen in society, while sexual beliefs receiving approval are the same.…”

“…Several studies of sexual beliefs have been performed in Turkey (Kora & Kayır, 1996;Yaşan & G€ urgen, 2004;Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2006;Torun et al, 2011;Apay, Balcı, & Arslan, 2013). The most comprehensive of these studies was the Investigation of Sexual Health and Reproductive Health performed in 20 provinces by CETAD.…”

“…These statements were selected from those first offered by Zilbergeld and later expanded by other authors. It has been widely employed in studies in Turkey and thought to represent common dysfunctional sexual beliefs (Zilbergeld, 1999;€ Ozmen, 1999;Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2008a;Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2008b;Kukulu, G€ ursoy, & Ak, 2009;Torun, Torun, & € Ozaydın, 2011). The statements selected represented the most common dysfunctional sexual beliefs in Turkey (Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2008b;Kukulu et al 2009;Torun et al 2011).…”

“…It has been widely employed in studies in Turkey and thought to represent common dysfunctional sexual beliefs (Zilbergeld, 1999;€ Ozmen, 1999;Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2008a;Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2008b;Kukulu, G€ ursoy, & Ak, 2009;Torun, Torun, & € Ozaydın, 2011). The statements selected represented the most common dysfunctional sexual beliefs in Turkey (Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association, 2008b;Kukulu et al 2009;Torun et al 2011). The questionnaire contained 31 statements reflecting dysfunctional sexual beliefs, 11 concerning male and female roles, 2 concerning sexual desire, 2 concerning anatomy, 1 concerning homosexuality, and 15 concerning behavior during sexual relations (Table 1).…”

The Sexual Beliefs of Turkish Men: Comparing the Beliefs of Men With and Without Erectile Dysfunction

“…This may be because men with ED consider this problem untreatable, regardless of how much therapy they receive, and they cannot compare themselves with healthy men. However, results of other studies were not in line with ours Torun , Dilek, Torun, & Özaydın, 2011;Güleç, Kılıç, & Bilgiç, 2007;Bostancı et al, 2007;Motavallı, 1991;Yaşan, & Gürgen, 2004). The reason for the differences between these studies may be that in the latter studies, no sexual dysfunction was determined in the sampling groups.…”