Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2011 Dec;17(4):395-406. 10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.4.395.

Self-esteem, Parent-adolescent Communication, Friend's Sexual Attitude and Sexual Permissiveness in College Students

• Jang SH
• Lee SH

• KMID: 2307974
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.4.395

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to identify factors that affect sexual permissiveness in college students.
METHODS
A descriptive design was used with 380 college students who completed a questionnaire about self-esteem, parents-adolescent communication, friend's sexual attitude and sexual permissiveness.
RESULTS
The sexual permissiveness showed significant differences for the variable: grade (F=0.51, p=.002), gender (t=7.28, p<.001), age (F=14.72, p<.001), religion (t=4.97, p<.001), residence type (F=4.75, p=.009), number of call with parents (F=3.56, p=.030), number of viewing pornographic video (F=36.05, p<.001), number of viewing pornographic magazine (F= 47.90, p<.001), status of dating (t=3.62, p<.001), number of sexual intercourse (F=14.51, p<.001), and experience of sexual intercourse (t=13.00, p<.001). There was a positive correlation between the friend's sexual attitude and sexual permissiveness (r=.64, p<.001). The variables such as friend's sexual attitude, experience of sexual intercourse, the number of watching pornographic video, educational system, religion, and the number of calls with parent explained 52% of the variance in sexual permissiveness.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that it is necessary to develop sexual education program for college students considering their level of sexual permissiveness and their friend's sexual attitude.

Keyword

Students; Attitude; Sex; Permissiveness

MeSH Terms

Coitus
Humans
Parents
Periodicals as Topic
Permissiveness
Surveys and Questionnaires

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