Abstract: Objectives: a) To examine the role of family structure on parental ―involvement‖, ―autonomy support‖, and ―warmth‖ and on ―sexual attitudes‖, ―sexual awareness‖, and ―sexual assertiveness‖ of the college students; b) to study the relationship between the parental factors and ―sexual attitudes‖, ―sexual awareness‖, and ―sexual assertiveness‖ of college students from nuclear and joint families. Method: Three scales, namely, ―Perceptions of Parents Scale‖ (POPS; The College Student Version); ―Sexual Awareness Questionnaire‖ (SAQ); and ―Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale‖ (BSAS) were administered to the college students (n = 66; from nuclear family, n = 33; from joint family, n = 33) with age range between 18-25 years. Results:Nuclear families showed significantly greater parental ―involvement‖, ―autonomy support‖ and ―warmth‖in comparison to joint families.........
Key Words: Nuclear Family, Joint Family, Parental Involvement, Autonomy, Warmth, Sexual Awareness, Sexual Attitudes
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