Iranian College Students’ Attitudes Toward Premarital Sex, Marriage, and Family Before and After the Islamic Revolution

Tobacco and marijuana are commonly used by college students and have negative health effects. The purpose of this study was to understand how students' attitudes, intentions, and behaviors toward tobacco and marijuana change during freshman year and to examine how attitude and intention predict use of these substances. 275 college students completed phone interviews before and after their freshman year. The identical interviews assessed students' attitudes, intentions, and behaviors toward both substances. Attitudes and intentions increased significantly. 12.2% of participants initiated tobacco use and 13.5% initiated marijuana use. Only intention predicted tobacco initiation, while both attitude and intention predicted marijuana initiation. Overall, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors changed significantly toward favored use. Predictors of use varied by substance, suggesting that different prevention approaches may be beneficial.

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Beliefs versus Lived Experience: Gender Differences in Catholic College Students' Attitudes Concerning Premarital Sex and Contraception

American Journal of Sexuality Education ◽

10.1300/j455v02n04_05 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 67-87 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michael J. Maher ◽

Linda M. Sever ◽

Shaun Pichler

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Premarital Sex ◽

Catholic College ◽

Students Attitudes

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Sexual and Premarital Attitudes of Iranian College Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1985.57.1.67 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 67-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Reza Shapurian ◽

Mohammadreza Hojat

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Double Standard ◽

Premarital Sex ◽

Sexual Morality ◽

Islamic Revolution ◽

Iranian Women ◽

Sexual Freedom ◽

Men And Women ◽

Attitude Inventory ◽

The Family

To study the similarities as well as differences in the sexual and premarital attitudes of the younger Iranian men and women and Western students, a Persian revision of the attitude inventory used by Schofield was given to a sample of Iranian college students (199 men and 193 women) prior to the onset of Islamic revolution in this country. Present findings confirm, as expected, similarities on some dimensions as well as differences on others between Iranian men and women and between Iranian and British samples in Schofield's study. Iranian men and women differed significantly on their attitudes towards premarital sex for men as indicated by a higher percentage of women who agreed on premarital sex for male peers but not for Iranian women. The Iranian sample compared with their British peers represented more conservative sexual and more traditional premarital attitudes as indicated by a higher proportion of agree-responses to statements such as a bad reputation would result from premarital sex for women or sexual freedom leads to trouble. A double standard of sexual morality was found among Iranian subjects, virginity was given a high value, and loyalty to the family was considered important.

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