Premarital Sexual Attitudes and Behavior at a Religiously-Affiliated University: Two Decades of Change

Earle, John R.; Perricone, Philip J.; Davidson, J. Kenneth; Moore, Nelwyn B.; Harris, Catherine T.; Cotten, Shelia R.

doi:10.1007/s12119-007-9001-y

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“…More religious individuals tend to be more conservative about men’s and women’s roles (Davis and Greenstein 2009), likely due to beliefs that men should be the head of the household and women should be the caregivers. In addition, more religious individuals are less likely to have ever had intercourse and tend to have fewer sexual partners (Earle et al 2007; Lefkowitz et al 2004). Thus, more religious young men may have more conventional attitudes about male role norms, and also limit their number of sexual partners.…”

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How Gendered Attitudes Relate to Women’s and Men’s Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs

Lefkowitz

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Gillen

et al. 2014

Sexuality & Culture

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This study examines associations between endorsement of a sexual double standard, gender role attitudes, and sexual behaviors and beliefs. First year university students in the northeastern United States (N = 434; 52 % female; 33 % Black, 29 % Latino, 39 % White; ages 17-19) participated during their first year of college. Endorsement of a sexual double standard was associated with more conventionally gender-stereotyped sexual behaviors and beliefs, specifically, more sexual partners and fewer perceived barriers to condom use for young men, and more perceived barriers to condom use for young women. Women who were more conventional about men's roles in society tended to use condoms less, whereas women who were more conventional about women's roles tended to use condoms more. Men who were more conventional about men's roles tended to have fewer sexual partners. Findings suggest the importance of examining gender's role in sexual behaviors and beliefs by assessing multiple gendered attitudes, rather than simply considering biological sex.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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How Gendered Attitudes Relate to Women’s and Men’s Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs

Lefkowitz

Shearer

Gillen

et al. 2014

Sexuality & Culture

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“…In recent studies in the United States, mean age at first sexual intercourse is reported to be 17 years (Earle et al 2007). Almost 90% of men and 85% of women in the United States have had sex before marriage (Siegel et al 1999;Pinkerton et al 2002).…”

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Indian Adolescent Sexuality: Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among Urban Youth

Joshi

2010

Psychol Stud

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With emerging westernization, there is growing concern about sexual promiscuity and changing attitudes toward sexuality. A questionnaire was administered to 182 adolescents from the city of Mumbai in the age group of 17-21 years in order to examine their knowledge about crucial aspects of sexuality and their source of sex related information. The survey also accessed attitudes regarding sex education, premarital sex and homosexuality, as well as sexual behaviors engaged in by the youth. Results showed that sexual knowledge about physiology of sexual response, conception, and pregnancy was less than other areas such as masturbation and contraception. Peers, books, and magazines were the most frequently used source of sex information. Boys reported more liberal attitudes and more frequent sexual behaviors than girls. Implications of the results in terms of access to accurate information, communication about sexual issues, and health policy reforms are discussed.

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“…Harding and Jencks (2003) found that permissive sexual attitudes abruptly increased during the 1960s and 1970s but then remained relatively static in the 1980s and 1990s in nationally representative samples. Earle et al (2007) found that women's sexual attitudes had become more liberal between 1981 and 2000 (in their sample from a religiously-affiliated university). As the editor-in-chief of the journal Sexuality and Culture pointed out to the present authors, current college students are residents of a ''hook-up'' culture which did not exist in previous decades.…”

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“…Earle et al (2007) studied the sexual attitudes and behaviors of college students at a religiously affiliated university in 1981, 1991, and 2000. The results suggested that, although men remained significantly more permissive in their sexual attitudes than women, over time women had become more accepting of casual sex and sex within the context of a serious relationship.…”

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Sexual Attitudes and Double Standards: A Literature Review Focusing on Participant Gender and Ethnic Background

Fugère

Escoto

Cousins

et al. 2008

Sexuality & Culture

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We conducted a review of literature regarding sexual attitudes and double standards, focusing on participant gender and ethnic background. We found that men had more permissive sexual attitudes than women, and that African Americans had the most permissive sexual attitudes, followed by White Americans, then by Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans. The literature regarding sexual double standards was mixed; some studies showed evidence of continued sexual double standards and some studies showed the absence of sexual double standards. In some studies, men were more likely to endorse the sexual double standard than women. We found only one article addressing sexual double standards using ethnic background as a quasi-independent variable; this research revealed that non-North American (Russian and Japanese) samples were more likely to endorse the traditional double standard, that sex is more acceptable for men than for women.Keywords Sexual attitudes Á Double standard Á Ethnicity Á Gender According to Billy Crystal ''women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place'' (Moncur 2007). This quote illustrates the common perception that sexual attitudes differ by gender; specifically, that men have more permissive attitudes towards sex while women have (relatively) more conservative attitudes toward sex. Research supports this common perception, showing that men do indeed have more

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Premarital Sexual Attitudes and Behavior at a Religiously-Affiliated University: Two Decades of Change

Cited by 10 publications

References 45 publications

How Gendered Attitudes Relate to Women’s and Men’s Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs

How Gendered Attitudes Relate to Women’s and Men’s Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs

Indian Adolescent Sexuality: Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among Urban Youth

Sexual Attitudes and Double Standards: A Literature Review Focusing on Participant Gender and Ethnic Background

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