Department of Population & Health, National Population Studies & Comprehensive Management Institute.
Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies, Malmo University.
J Sex Res. 2019 Oct;56(8):1009-1022. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1546371. Epub 2018 Dec 17.
This study explored the factors that educated young Iranian women consider when they decide whether to have premarital sex. Using a purposive sampling method, 30 in-depth interviews were conducted with female college students in both government and private universities in Tehran in 2005-2006. The respondents included unmarried women who had experienced sexual relations, unmarried women who had abstained, and married women. Young women's considerations for premarital sex included (1) marriage meaning and motivations; (2) compliance with family values and expectations; (3) perceived gender and social norms of premarital sex; (4) importance of religiosity; and (5) sexual knowledge and self-efficacy. Marriage meaning and motivation seem to be the central pillar in the complex decision to engage in or refrain from premarital sex among female college students. These considerations have theoretical implications for understanding premarital relationships and sex in a conservative setting. Finally, some shifts are occurring in the meaning of marriage and sexual mores among educated young women in Iran; these changes are discussed.
本研究探讨了受过教育的伊朗年轻女性在决定是否进行婚前性行为时所考虑的因素。本研究采用目的性抽样方法，于 2005-2006 年在德黑兰的公立和私立大学中对 30 名女大学生进行了深入访谈。受访者包括有过性经历的未婚女性、没有过性经历的未婚女性和已婚女性。年轻女性考虑婚前性行为的因素包括：（1）婚姻的意义和动机；（2）遵守家庭价值观和期望；（3）对婚前性行为的性别和社会规范的看法；（4）宗教信仰的重要性；以及（5）性知识和自我效能感。婚姻的意义和动机似乎是女大学生在进行或避免婚前性行为这一复杂决定中的核心支柱。这些考虑因素对于理解保守环境下的婚前关系和性行为具有理论意义。最后，伊朗受过教育的年轻女性中，婚姻和性习俗的意义正在发生一些变化，对此进行了讨论。
