Self-Efficacy and Sexual Purity among SDA Emerging Adults: A Bivariate Analysis* |
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| Authors: | Octavio Ramirez Shalunda Sherrod Lorraine Frye |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social Work, Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL, USAoramirez@oakwood.edu;3. Department of Social Work, Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL, USA |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the ability of SDA emerging adults (N?=?558) to remain sexually abstinent prior to marriage in spite of pressures to engage in such act. The researchers explored whether gender and racial differences exist among this group. The results showed a significant difference between SDA emerging males and females regarding their levels of self-efficacy (t (df=372)?=?2.207; p?F (df 2, 555)?=?6.602, p?
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