Sexual behavior and correlates among college students
Murstein B.I.; Caravatt Holden C.
1979
Adolescence
32
A representative sample of 347 male and female students at a north-eastern liberal arts college was canvassed with regard to whether or not they had engaged in premarital sex. They also filled out anonymous questionnaires measuring their philosophy of sex, relationship with parents, physical attractiveness, religious feeling, extent of taking various drugs, commitment to last sexual partner, attitude toward marriage, and women's liberation movement. Eight hypotheses were advanced. Among the most salient findings were that 75% of the women and 83% of the men had engaged in premarital sex. Women were more committed to their partner than men and showed a large number of variables affecting their probability of engaging in premarital sex including relationship with parents, self-perception of attractiveness, religion in the home and the use of some of the drugs. Men's premarital experience was only a function of drugs. Last, involvement with drugs was inversely related to involvement with partner for men, but only marginally so for women.
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