Ambivalent sexism and attitudes toward women who engage in premarital sex in Turkey

Abstract

This study examined the relationship of ambivalent sexism, political conservatism, demographic variables (age, education, and gender), and prior sexual experience to Turkish men s and women s attitudes toward women who engage in premarital sex. Participants included 124 Turkish undergraduate students and 60 nonstudent Turkish adults. Benevolent but not hostile sexism uniquely predicted more negative views of women who engage in premarital sex once other variables were controlled. Regression analyses demonstrated that for both men and women, older, more politically conservative and less sexually experienced respondents and more educated men (but not women) respondents were more likely to disapprove of women who engage in premarital sex. Similarly, regression analysis revealed that men who were older, politically conservative, and less sexually experienced expressed stronger preferences for marrying a virgin. Both hostile and benevolent sexism predicted men s preference for marrying a virgin after all other variables were controlled.

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Nuray Sakalh‐Uğurlu, Peter Glick (2003). Ambivalent sexism and attitudes toward women who engage in premarital sex in Turkey. The Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224490309552194

@article{nuray2003ambivalent,
  title  = {Ambivalent sexism and attitudes toward women who engage in premarital sex in Turkey},
  author = {Sakalh‐Uğurlu, Nuray and Glick, Peter},
  year   = {2003},
  journal = {The Journal of Sex Research},
  doi    = {10.1080/00224490309552194}
}

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