Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"sexual attitudes"”.
-
Adolescents' sexual attitudes: a Mennonite sample
… regarding their perceived influences of their attitudes toward sexuality and the Mennonite Church's position on various sexual issues. The adolescents were more sure of their own beliefs about sexuality than they were about the church's position. The church was not perceived as a major source …
-
Media Influence On Young Adults Sexual Attitudes And Behaviors
Research has shown that sexual content is prevalent in television programming and that this content can have an effect on the viewer's attitudes about sex. This study examined this relationship within the theoretical framework of cultivation and social cognitive theories. This study used a survey …
-
Sexual attitudes and behaviors of married Christian college alumni
… between religiosity, marital satisfaction, sexual behaviors, and sexual satisfaction of married persons who attended a church affiliated university. Data were collected from 56 married individuals who attended a conservative, church-affiliated university located in the south-central United …
-
Using a Multisystemic Approach to Examine Youth Risky Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
… examined the relationship between the risky sexual attitudes/behavior of 18 to 24 year old college students (N = 250) and variables from the self-, family, and peer systems. The variables that were used to predict participants' risky sexual attitudes and behavior included gender, three …
-
Japanese College Students' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material (SEIM) and Sexual Attitudes
… Japanese college students' (N=476) use of sexually explicit material in mass media (i.e., print, electronic, and the Internet) and its association with their sexually permissive attitudes and perceptions of women. Results indicated that Japanese college students were most exposed to …
-
A survey of sexual attitudes and behaviors of selected undergraduates at Ball State University
The thesis was designed to determine sexual attitudes, as measured by the Reiss 12 Item Sexual Permissiveness Scale, and sexual practices, as measured by an eight item sexual behavior inventory, of undergraduate students at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.The sample for the study consisted …
-
Parental Changes in Sexual Attitudes and Knowledge After Participation in a Parent Education Workshop.
… has had an increased interest in issues of human sexuality. One facet of this interest has been the development of sex education programs for children and adolescents. Conflicting opinions regarding such issues as what topics should be taught or in what context they should be presented has made …
-
The effects of similarity and dissimilarity of sexual attitudes on willingness to self-disclose
… variable. Subjects were administered a sexual attitude questionnaire and classified as to permissiveness level. In the second session subjects received bogus partner sexual attitude profiles constructed to be either similar or dissimilar to attitudes they had expressed. On the basis of …
-
The comparison of sexual attitudes and knowledge of female college students, their mothers and their same-sexed best friend
… to examine the similarities and differences in sexual attitudes and knowledge among female college students, their mothers, and their same-sexed best friend. A convenience sample was drawn from a population living in a rural Midwest state. Three groups of mother (N=24), female community college …
-
A Multidimensional Investigation of Sexuality in Older Adults Within a Successful Aging Model
Sexual well-being in later life has traditionally been evaluated in relation to age-related physical limitations and sexual dysfunction. This study developed a multidimensional model of sexual well-being by investigating sexual interest, sexual attitudes (general and age-specific), and age-specific …
-
Sexual Well-Being in Single, Sexually Active College Females: A Matter of Agency and Openness
This study explored multiple predictors of sexual well-being in a sample of 253 single, sexually active undergraduate females at a public Mid-Atlantic university. Several factors were identified from past research that might impact sexual well-being: casual sex, sexual agency, sexual attitudes, and …
-
The Relationship Between Transmission of Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Attitude, and Culture
<p>Purpose</p> <p>Sexual knowledge is important for healthy development of adolescents and adults. Currently, there is no consistent mode of introducing the topic of sex to an individual who has not previously learned about the topic. If a shift were to occur in transmission of sexual knowledge, …
-
Gender differences in cognitive interference with sexual arousal
… cognitive interference detrimentally influences sexuality, but little is known about the content of that interference. This study compared the self-reports of 220 college men and 337 college women on two types of cognitive interference during sex, performance-oriented and appearance-oriented. …
-
The Influence of Parental Communication About Sexual Health on Quality of Emerging Adult Romantic Relationships
… between parent-child communication about sexuality and sexual communication between adult partners is currently lacking. The current study aims to examine the influence of parent-child sexual communication on adult sexual communication when those children reach adulthood and engage in …
-
The Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Program on Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behavior of Selected College Students
… Syndrome (AIDS) Program affects the knowledge, sexual attitudes and sexual behavior of college students.</p> <p>Three hundred and six first-and third-year college students were included in the study from one university located in Southeastern Virginia. The sample was predominately female, …
-
An Exploration of the Influence of Race and Gender on Sexual Beliefs and Attitudes of Adolescents
This study explores factors that influence the sexual attitudes and behaviors of adolescents specifically through an examination of social constructs that measure sexual beliefs and attitudes of adolescents and the relationships between race and gender and sexual beliefs and attitudes. As the U.S. …
Page 1 of 3