Testing two process models of religiosity and sexual behavior |
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Authors: | Sara A Vasilenko Christina I Duntzee Yao Zheng Eva S Lefkowitz |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Public Health, University of Mekelle, P.O.Box:1871, Mekelle, Ethiopia;2. Department of Family Medicine, CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Peter Debyeplein 1, 6229 HA Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands;3. Department of Surgery, University of Alcala, Alcala, Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Adolescents who are more religious are less likely to have sex, but the process by which religiosity impacts sexual behavior is not well established. We tested two potential processes, involving: (1) whether religiosity suppressed individuals' motivations to have sex for physical pleasure, and (2) whether individuals internalized their religions' teachings about sex for pleasure. College students (N = 610, 53.8% female, M age = 18.5, 26.1% Hispanic Latino HL], 14.9% non-HL African American, 23.8% non-HL Asian American/Pacific Islander, 26.3% non-HL European American and 8.9% non-HL multiracial) completed web surveys during their first three semesters. Religiosity did not moderate the association between students' motivations for sex for pleasure and sexual behavior. Motivations mediated the association between religiosity and sexual behavior, suggesting that religion does not override adolescents' existing motivations, but instead, religious adolescents internalize norms about sexual behavior. Testing Two Process Models of Religiosity and Sexual Behavior. |
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Keywords: | Sexual behavior Religiosity Motivations for sex |
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