DETERMINING ERCIYES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SEXUALITY

Oezkan T., Baser M., Guen İ.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, cilt.36, sa.10, ss.1401-1410, 2008 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.10.1401
  • Dergi Adı: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1401-1410
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This descriptive study was conducted in order to determine the behaviors and knowledge of Erciyes University students in terms of sexuality. A total of 1,500 final year students from Erciyes University comprised the study group. The data were collected via a questionnaire designed by the researchers. The Chi-square test and student t test were used for statistical analysis. The findings of the study showed 10.9% of the female students and 51.7% of the male students had had a sexual intercourse experience. The average age of the first sexual intercourse experience of the students was 18.2 +/- 2.1 years. It was observed that 44.7% of the female students and 36% of the male students were definitely opposed to sexual intercourse before marriage.