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The Assessment Of University Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors Toward Sex, Melissa Castora
The Assessment Of University Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors Toward Sex, Melissa Castora
The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal
Previous research provides varying results in the affects of sex education. While the goal of sex education is to educate and therefore protect one's self from high-risk sexual behaviors, research provides support that knowledge and attitudes do not always comply with behavior. The purpose of this study is to test college students' knowledge about sexual topics, their attitudes toward condom use, and compare these with the assessment of students' sexual behaviors. Results from the study support the hypothesis that knowledge about sexual issues and attitudes toward condom use can not predict sexual behavior. The study indicates that students' knowledge about …