Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, cilt.13, sa.4, ss.472-480, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
Background: Sexual myths are exaggerated, incorrect and unscientific ideas on sexuality that people believe to be true. The purposeof this study was to examine factors that may be related to belief in sexual myth in university students. Methods: This study wasperformed in May 2016 among students from a university in Samsun, Turkey. Five hundred ninety-nine students consenting toparticipate were included. A questionnaire containing the Sexual Myths Scale (SMS), Eysenck Personality QuestionnaireRevised/Abbreviated Form, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and The Sexual Self-Schema Scale (SSS), together with asociodemographic data form consisting of 15 questions drawn up by the authors, were used in this cross-sectional study. Results:SMS scores were significantly lower in females than in males. SMS scores were negatively correlated with maternal and paternaleducational levels and positively correlated with religious belief. Students’ scores on the SMS increased as their political beliefstended to the right and as their religious faith increased. Statistically significant correlation was also determined between students’scores on the SSS and SMS.Conclusion: The most effective mean to preclude sexual prejudices is sexual education begins at an earlyage and continues throughout psychosexual development. The reasons for dysfunctional sexual beliefs must be revealed for planning aproper sexual education. These factors can be determined with multifaceted, wide-ranging research.