Perceived Child Rearing Practices as Predictors of University Students’ Satisfaction with their Sexual Relationships

Charisse Lowe, Edwin Devon du Plessis, Nico Nortje

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effects that perceived child-rearing practices have on the sexually intimate relationship satisfaction of a sample of 130 male (n=62) and female (n=68) fourth year South African university students. Participants completed the Parenting Bonding Instrument (Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979), Stevens Relationship Questionnaire (Stevens & Stevens, 1994) and the Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire (Louw, 2000) to measure perceived parent-child attachment, respondents’ sexually intimate relationships and level of sex education. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of perceived child rearing practices on sexually intimate relationship satisfaction. The results suggest that parent-child attachment explained a significant percentage of the variance in intimate relationship in young adulthood.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)595-598
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Psychology in Africa
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Attachment
  • Child rearing practices
  • Sexual relationships
  • Students

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology

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