Individual changes in sexual attitudes and behavior within college‐level human sexuality courses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10211182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David L Weis (Bowling Green State University, corresponding author), Barbara Rabinowitz (Monmouth Medical Center), Mary F Ruckstuhl (Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-59 |
| Publication date | 1992-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224499209551633 |
| OpenAlex | W2027274564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 17 |
A sample of 172 university students enrolled in three human sexuality courses was utilized to explore attitudinal and behavioral changes in individual students, rather than for the class as a whole. Students responded to a questionnaire on the first and last day of the course. ANOVAS indicated that sexual attitudes became more permissive during the period of the course and that there were no significant changes in behavior for the students as a group, a finding consistent with previous research. Attitude and behavior change scores were computed for each student, and multiple regressions were employed to test the relative association with a series of predictor variables. As predicted, attitude changes were associated with membership in social groups with restrictive sexual norms, personally restrictive sexual attitudes, and low prior sexual experience. Behavior changes were more complex with differing sets of variables explaining change in conventional and unconventional sexual behaviors. The report closes with a consideration of potential areas of future research. Key words: Sex educationsexual attitudessexual behaviorpermissivenessprior experiencesexual norms
Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Sexual behavior · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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Human Sexuality
| Citations per year | 0.42 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2022 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |