Associations Between Religiosity and Sexuality in a Representative Sample of Australian Adults

Visser, Richard O. de; Smith, Anthony M. A.; Richters, Juliet; Rissel, Chris

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“…The existence of an intimate relationship between religiosity and conservative behavior in the sexual sphere has been demonstrated. (16)(17)(18) This study confirms the importance of an approach by health professionals to track domestic violence and identify pregnant women at risk of domestic violence perpetrated by the partner. (19) This measure is important subsidy to reduce the risk of women being victimized by their partners and morbidity related to pregnancy, emotional stress, as the sum of these factors matters to ensure a more positive perinatal outcome.…”

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“…Given the situation of fear and economic dependence, most women seek for help from family or friends, but others remain silent. (15,16) Being protestant represented a significant risk to domestic violence, making it essential that religious affiliation is identified in prenatal care. The existence of an intimate relationship between religiosity and conservative behavior in the sexual sphere has been demonstrated.…”

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Violência doméstica na gravidez

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Objective: To characterize domestic violence in pregnancy. Method: Cross-sectional, exploratory and analytical study of domestic violence with 385 women who attended a public maternity. The Chi-square test of Pearson and Fisher exact test were used to verify associations and considering significant results p<0.05. Data of the sociodemographic characteristics of women, partners and family members and items of "Abuse Assessment Screen-AAS" were collected. Results: Domestic violence compromised 36.9% of women at some point in life and 34.6% during pregnancy. Prevalence rates were due to psychological (97.1%), physical (48.7%) and sexual (4.9%) violence and the partner was the main aggressor. The following variables were significantly associated with domestic violence: protestant religion (p=0.0022), lack of planning of pregnancy (p=0.0196), low family income (p=0.0215) and partner drinking habit (p=0,0002). Conclusion: Domestic violence should be systematically investigated during pregnancy, with special attention to protestant pregnant women, women who did not plan their pregnancy and women whose partners are alcoholics. ResumoObjetivo: Caracterizar violência doméstica na gravidez. Método: Estudo transversal, exploratório e analítico da violência doméstica com 385 mulheres atendidas em maternidade pública. Testes de Qui-Quadrado de Pearson e Exato de Fisher foram utilizados para verificar associações e considerados significantes resultados p<0,05. Dados das características sociodemográficas das mulheres, parceiros e familiares e itens do "Abuse Assessment Screen-AAS" foram coletados. Resultados: A violência doméstica acometeu 36,9% das mulheres em algum momento da vida e 34,6% na gravidez. As prevalências foram para violência psicológica (97,1%), física (48,7%) e sexual (4,9%) e oparceiro foi o principal agente. Houve associação significante da violência doméstica com religião protestante (p=0,0022), ausência de planejamento da gravidez (p=0,0196), baixa renda familiar (p=0,0215) e hábito do etilismo do parceiro (p=0,0002). Conclusão: A violência doméstica deve ser investigada sistematicamente na gravidez, com atenção especial nas grávidas protestantes, sem planejamento da gravidez e as mulheres cujos parceiros são etilistas.

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Violência doméstica na gravidez

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“…Frequent attendance of religious services is related to greater sexual abstinence, less sexual activity, less frequent sexual intercourse, fewer lifetime sexual partners, and delayed age of first intercourse (Barkan, 2006;Cochran & Beeghley, 1991;Cochran, Chamlin, Beeghley, & Fenwick, 2004;Davidson, Darling, & Norton, 1995;Davidson, Moore, & Ullstrup, 2004;Jensen, Newell, & Holman, 1990;Lefkowitz et al, 2004;Miller & Olson, 1988;Studer & Thornton, 1987;Visser, Smith, Richters, & Rissel, 2007). However, it is unclear whether attendance is an accurate indicator of religiosity across faith groups, as members of religious affiliations differ dramatically in the expectations of religious participation.…”

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The Relation Between Sexual Behavior and Religiosity Subtypes: A Test of the Secularization Hypothesis

2008

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Previous literature on religion and sexual behavior has focused on narrow definitions of religiosity, including religious affiliation, religious participation, or forms of religiousness (e.g., intrinsic religiosity). Trends toward more permissive premarital sexual activity in the North American Christian-Judeo religion support the secularization hypothesis of religion, which posits an increasing gap between religious doctrine and behavior. However, the recent rise of fundamentalist and new age religious movements calls for a reexamination of the current link between religion and sexual behavior. The use of dual definitions of religiosity, including religious affiliation and dimensional subtypes, may further characterize this link. The present cross-sectional study evaluated patterns of sexual behavior in a young adult sample (N = 1302, M age = 18.77 years) in the context of the secularization hypothesis using religious affiliation and a liberal-conservative continuum of religious subtypes: paranormal belief, spirituality, intrinsic religiosity, and fundamentalism. Results indicated few affiliation differences in sexual behavior in men or women. Sexual behaviors were statistically predicted by spirituality, fundamentalism, and paranormal belief, and the endorsement of fundamentalism in particular was correlated with lower levels of female sexual behavior. The secularization hypothesis was supported by consistent levels of sexual activity across affiliations and is contradicted by the differential impact of religiosity subtypes on sexual behavior. Findings suggested that the use of religious subtypes to evaluate religious differences, rather than solely affiliation, may yield useful insights into the link between religion and sexual behavior.

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“…This comes as no surprise as the research finds that the more religious individuals report themselves to be, the more conservative their sexual attitudes (e.g., Hong, 1983;Lefkowitz, Gillen, Shearer, & Boone, 2004;Maret & Maret, 1982;Medora & Burton, 1981;Miller & Olson, 1988). Research also suggests that Muslims living in Western countries (i.e., Britain, Australia) are more sexually conservative when compared to those of other religions, finding Muslims report engaging in significantly less premarital sex, being less tolerant of premarital sex (de Visser, Smith, Richters, & Rissel, 2007), and being more likely to believe premarital sex is wrong (Griffiths et al, 2011) than non-Muslim individuals.…”

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What’s Sex Got to Do with It? The Role of Sexual Experience in the Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Guilt and Anxiety of Young Muslim Adults in Canada and the United States

Ali-Faisal¹

2016

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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The literature regarding sex and Muslims in North America is limited. The small body of research suggests that Muslims are relatively conservative regarding sex, though there is nuance in these findings. The current paper presents research on the association between sexual experience of young Canadian and American Muslims adults and their sexual attitudes, sexual guilt, and sexual anxiety. Participants were recruited online and a final sample of 403 young Muslims adults, mostly women, completed online surveys and a demographics questionnaire.

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Associations Between Religiosity and Sexuality in a Representative Sample of Australian Adults

Abstract: (2007) Associations between religiosity and sexuality in a representative sample of Australian adults.

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Violência doméstica na gravidez

Violência doméstica na gravidez

The Relation Between Sexual Behavior and Religiosity Subtypes: A Test of the Secularization Hypothesis

What’s Sex Got to Do with It? The Role of Sexual Experience in the Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Guilt and Anxiety of Young Muslim Adults in Canada and the United States

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