Double Standard for Traditional Value of Virginity and Premarital Sexuality in Turkey: A University Students Case

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dc.contributor.authorEssizoglu, Altan
dc.contributor.authorYasan, Aziz
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Ejder Akgun
dc.contributor.authorGurgen, Faruk
dc.contributor.authorOzkan, Mustafa
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:24:36Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:24:36Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the prevalence of myths regarding virginity and the hymen and their associations with sexuality prior to marriage. This study was conducted with 534 single, heterosexual male and female students from various faculties of Dicle University in Turkey. The findings demonstrated that the rates of masturbation (11.1%) and premarital sexual intercourse (4.3%) were much lower in women than in men (87.7% and 44.2% respectively) who were traditionally expected to maintain their virginity until marriage. A higher degree of commitment to religious faith was associated with a lower rate of masturbation and sexual contact experience. Also, the myth that the hymen symbolized virginity was slightly more prevalent among male students (74.2% vs. 72.1%). Female virginity was significantly more important among male students (76.7%) than females (11.1%), and male students more frequently (30.1% vs. 11.1%) stated that othe blood-stained bed sheeto should be displayed to the family on the day of marriage. Although some myths about virginity were frequently reported by females, less significance was attributed to virginity by females than by males. In conclusion, the traditional social structure that incites sexual double standards still prevails over the sexual attitudes and behaviors of university students in Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03630242.2011.553157
dc.identifier.endpage150en_US
dc.identifier.issn0363-0242
dc.identifier.issn1541-0331
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21476174
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79953885133
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage136en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2011.553157
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/16781
dc.identifier.volume51en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000289256500004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofWomen & Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectVirginityen_US
dc.subjectMasturbationen_US
dc.subjectPremarital Sexual Intercourseen_US
dc.subjectUniversity Studenten_US
dc.subjectDouble Standarden_US
dc.titleDouble Standard for Traditional Value of Virginity and Premarital Sexuality in Turkey: A University Students Caseen_US
dc.titleDouble Standard for Traditional Value of Virginity and Premarital Sexuality in Turkey: A University Students Case
dc.typeArticleen_US

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