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Parental Communication and Perceived Parental Attitudes about Sexuality among Turkish College Students

Türk Üniversite Öğrencileri Arasında Cinsellikle ilgili Konularda Anne ve Babayla İletişim ve Algılanan Anne Baba Tutumları

Journal Name:

  • Eğitim Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi (EBAD)

Publication Year:

  • 2012

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Abstract (2. Language): 
This current study was conducted to examine parental communication and perceived parental attitudes about sexuality with respect to gender among Turkish college students. Moreover, attitudes toward premarital sexuality with respect to gender were explored. A demographic data form, premarital sexual permissiveness scale, parental communication about sexuality scale and parental attitudes about sexuality scale were administered to 366 (217 female and 148 male) college students, aged 18 to 26. The results indicated that females held more conservative premarital sexual attitudes than males; females talked to their mothers, while males talked to their fathers more about sexuality issues. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that gender was significant on the perceived maternal attitudes about sexuality, whereas perceived paternal attitudes about sexuality were not found to be significant with respect to gender. Future research is needed to explore variables that may contribute to the differences in parental communication and perceived parental attitudes about sexuality.
Abstract (Original Language): 
Aile sosyolojisi, demografi ve sosyal psikoloji gibi çeşitli disiplinler, ebeveynin çocukların cinsel davranış ve tutumlarına etki eden en önemli kaynak olduğuna işaret etmektedir (Treboux & Busch-Rossnagel, 1995). Cinsellikle ilgili konularda değerlerin ve tutumların ebeveynden çocuğa geçmesinin kaçınılmaz olmasına ve sosyalleşme süreci boyunca ebeveynin çocuğu büyük ölçüde etkilemesine (Kotchick, Shaffer, Forehand & Miller, 2001) rağmen, Türkiye’de bu konuda yürütülmüş oldukça sınırlı sayıda araştırma bulunmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu araştırmada, üniversite öğrencilerinin evlilik öncesi cinselliğe yönelik tutumları, cinsellikle ilgili konularda anne ve babayla iletişimi ve cinsellikle ilgili algılanan anne baba tutumları cinsiyete göre incelenmiştir.
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