ABSTRACT

Sexual double standards tend to marginalize women and restrict their sexual expression in comparison to men. Sexual attitudes can heavily influence women’s propensity to engage in sexual risk behaviours. One’s sexual attitudes, whether more conservative or liberal have been shown to influence differing experiences of power and assertiveness in sexual relationships. Religiosity is often linked to an individual’s sexual decision-making and practices. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine if sexual attitudes meditated the relationship between women’s religious commitment and their sexual risk behaviours while in college. The study consisted of 155 college-aged women (ages 18–25) who completed an online survey. The results suggested that religious commitment was significantly related to sexual risk behaviours. Additionally, sexual attitudes did not mediate the relationship between religious commitment and sexual risk behaviours. These findings provide researchers with relevant information about women’s sexual attitudes and their corresponding behaviours. This study adds to the literature by focusing on the relationship between college-aged women’s sexual practices and their religiosity.

摘要

与男性相比，性双重标准倾向于边缘化女性并限制她们的性表达。性态度会严重影响女性从事危险性行为的倾向。一个人的性态度，无论是保守的还是自由的，都已被证明会影响性关系中对权力和自信的不同体验。宗教信仰通常与个人的性决策和行为有关。因此，本研究的目的是检验性态度是否会影响女性在大学期间的宗教承诺与其性风险行为之间的关系。该研究由 155 名完成在线调查的大学年龄女性（18-25 岁）组成。结果表明，宗教承诺与性风险行为显着相关。此外，性态度并没有调节宗教信仰和性风险行为之间的关系。这些发现为研究人员提供了有关女性性态度及其相应行为的相关信息。这项研究通过关注大学年龄女性的性行为与其宗教信仰之间的关系来增加文献。