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Article: SEXUAL VALUES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
- Author:
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Six-hundred-twenty never married undergraduates at a large southeastern university identified the sexual values which guide their behavior in sexual decision making. Both women and men were more relativistic than absolutist or hedonistic. However, men were six times more hedonistic than women. Other factors significantly associated with hedonism included being over age 20, uninvolved in a relationship, being open to living together, and feeling that divorce was justifiable. Implications for university faculty, therapists, and students are suggested.
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