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KMID : 0928020180220020001
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Nursing and Innovation
2018 Volume.22 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.10
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A Comparison of Differences between Male and Female College Students’ Attitudes toward Premarital Sex, Cohabitation, and Level of Sexual Autonomy
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Son Seung-Hi
Kim Min-Ju
Lee So-Lim
Choe Ji-Gyeong
Ha Soo-Jeong
Jo Myeong-Ju
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study is a descriptive study that aims to compare differences between male and female college students’ attitudes toward premarital sex, cohabitation, and the level of sexual autonomy.
Methods: We conducted on 174 students attending colleges in Busan & Gyeongsangnam-do, from October to November 2017.
Results: Among six items related to attitudes toward premarital sex, there were significant differences in three: “subjective attitude toward sex” (χ²=7.17, p=.028), “the right timing to become a parent” (χ²=6.62, p=.037), and “pregnancy as a result of premarital sex” (χ ²=7.31, p=.023). With regard to premarital cohabitation, male college students recorded 5.00 points while their female counterparts recorded 4.95 points; there was no significant difference (t=0.29, p=.771). With regard to sexual autonomy, male students recorded 4.31 points while female students recorded 4.14 points; male students’ level of sexual autonomy was higher than that of female students, and there was a significant difference between the two groups (t=-2.22, p=.028).
Conclusion: This study confirmed differences between male and female college students’ attitudes toward premarital sex and the level of sexual autonomy. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop a sexual education program that considers differences in values and attitudes toward sex between male and female college students.
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KEYWORD
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College, Student, Premarital Sex, Cohabitation, Sexual Autonomy
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