Theses and Dissertations

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1021-8551

Advisor

McKinney, Cliff

Committee Member

Stafford, Ty

Committee Member

Nadorff, Danielle

Date of Degree

8-13-2024

Original embargo terms

Embargo 2 years

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Psychology

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Psychology

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to examine the relation of sexual attitudes and knowledge on risky sexual behavior (RSB), while including sex, sexual double standards (SDS), and conservative religiosity as moderators. Findings suggested that sexual knowledge, sexual attitudes, and conservative religiosity associated negatively with RSB for female participants. SDS positively associated with RSB for male participants. The interaction of sexual knowledge and SDS on RSB was significant in male participants and indicated that higher sexual knowledge is associated with higher RSB when SDS is higher. The interaction of sexual knowledge and conservative religiosity on RSB was significant in male participants and indicated that religiosity may serve as a protective factor against engagement in risky behaviors. There was a significant interaction of sexual attitudes and SDS on RSB in female participants, which indicated a negative relation between sexual attitudes and RSB when SDS was low.

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