The Relationship between Religiosity and Demography Factors with ‎Violence and High-risk Sexual Behavior among University Students

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Received: 2016-02-03 Accepted : 2016-02-03 Published : 2011-06-22

Keywords: religiosity, Demography Factors, Violence, High-risk sexual ‎behavior,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationship between religiosity and demography factors with violence and high-risk sexual behavior among university students. The statistical population of the study included all the male and female students studying in Tehran University during the academic year 1999-2000.The sample included 182 college students who were chosen via multistage random sampling method. The measurement tools were the “Religiosity Scale, Bastami and Bahrami Ehsan, 1998” and “Risk Behaviors Questionnaire‚ 2007”. The data was analyzed by using independent t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regressions. The findings demonstrated that there is a significant difference between religiosity in females and males but no significant difference between violence and high-risk sexual behavior in females and males. Religiosity had a negative correlation with violence and high-risk sexual behavior. Stepwise regression analysis showed that age, religiosity and marriage could explain 0.063 of variance in violence. In addition‚ Stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that   religiosity accounts for 0.056 of variance in high-risk sexual behavior.    

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