Burris Jessica L, Smith Gregory T, Carlson Charles R
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
J Sex Res. 2009 Jul-Aug;46(4):282-9. doi: 10.1080/00224490802684582.
Although religiousness is commonly associated with limited sexual activity, little is known about spirituality's unique effect. Study aims involved measuring spirituality's unique affect on young adults' sexual practices (frequency of sex, number of sexual partners, and condom use) and determining whether spirituality adds significant increment over well-established predictors. Three hundred fifty-three (61% female) heterosexual young adults aged 17 to 29 completed this cross-sectional, self-report questionnaire study. Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated spirituality is positively associated with participants' number of sexual partners and frequency of sex without a condom. Spirituality contributed to the prediction of participants' number of partners and condom use above and beyond the variance accounted for by religiousness, alcohol use, and impulsivity. A moderating effect for gender was found. Spirituality appears to have a unique and strong association with the sexual practices of young adults, particularly women, and should be assessed in future studies of young adults' sexual practices.
尽管宗教信仰通常与性活动受限相关，但对于灵性的独特影响却知之甚少。研究目的包括衡量灵性对年轻人性行为（性行为频率、性伴侣数量和避孕套使用情况）的独特影响，并确定灵性是否比已确立的预测因素有显著增量。353名（61%为女性）年龄在17至29岁之间的异性恋年轻人完成了这项横断面自我报告问卷调查研究。分层回归分析表明，灵性与参与者的性伴侣数量以及无避孕套性行为的频率呈正相关。灵性对参与者性伴侣数量和避孕套使用情况的预测作用超出了宗教信仰、饮酒和冲动性所解释的方差。发现了性别调节效应。灵性似乎与年轻人，尤其是女性的性行为有着独特而强烈的关联，在未来关于年轻人性行为的研究中应予以评估。
