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- Title
College Students' Sexual Health: Investigating the Role of Peer Communication.
- Authors
Rittenour, ChristineE.; Booth-Butterfield, Melanie
- Abstract
This study used the Theory of Planned Behavior as a guide to investigate college students' discussions with their peers about sexual health-related topics. Two hundred thirty-one undergraduates from a large university completed a questionnaire that assessed their comfort level discussing sexual health-related issues, the topics discussed, and the sex of the discussion partners. Some of the topics most frequently discussed included birth control, condoms, sexually transmitted diseases, and resources. Although a majority of the participants felt comfortable talking with both males and females, participants felt more comfortable discussing with their own gender than the opposite gender, and were in general more comfortable talking with females than males. Results showed that most students felt comfortable discussing sexual health-related topics with their peers, with females reporting a slightly higher comfort level than males.
- Subjects
COLLEGE students; DISCUSSION; PEERS; HUMAN sexuality; SEX education; HEALTH; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; QUESTIONNAIRES; GENDER
- Publication
Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 2006, Vol 7, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
1745-9435
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/17459430600965858