The Relationship of Sexual Knowledge to Sexual Behavior among University Students.

Autor/inn/en	Pollack, Robert H.; Brown, Idalyn S.
Titel	The Relationship of Sexual Knowledge to Sexual Behavior among University Students.
Quelle	(1981), (18 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Authoritarianism; College Students; Contraception; Correlation; Higher Education; Knowledge Level; Self Esteem; Sex Differences; Sex Education; Sex Role; Sexuality; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autoritarismus; Collegestudent; Empfängnisverhütung; Korrelation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Wissensbasis; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Geschlechterrolle; Sexualität; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Current data on the widespread nature of sexual activity among unmarried teenagers and young adults and the rise in unplanned pregnancy among these groups offer evidence of a lack of knowledge about reproduction and contraception. Male (N=75) and female (N=78) university students participated in a study of the effects of authoritarianism, self-esteem, and need for social approval on the relationship between sexual knowledge and behavior. Participants completed measures of self-esteem, authoritarianism, sexual behavior, sexual knowledge, social desirability, personal information, and fertility regulation. For males, the data showed a significant positive correlation between knowledge and sexual behavior, and between authoritarianism and self-esteem; significant negative relationships occurred between knowledge and authoritarianism, and between behavior and authoritarianism. For females, a positive relationship was found between knowledge and behavior. The only other significant relationship for females occurred between self-esteem and social desirability. The findings suggest a need for further research in the area of contraception behaviors. (RC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01