Sexual-Moral Attitudes of Chinese College Students: Two Moral Criteria Systems?

Yongkang Zhou, Weixi Zeng, Yalin Hu

School of Culture and Social Development Studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2014.52018                

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a valid scale to measure the construct of the sexual-moral attitudes of Chinese college students. Based on open questionnaire investigation, in-depth interviews, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, the 20-item Sexual-Moral Attitudes Scale (SMAS) was developed and emerged with good psychometric properties. The multi-hierarchy and multi-dimension construct was confirmed. It can be concluded that contemporary Chinese college students has two moral criteria systems to regulate their sexual behaviors. The first one is the Basic Sexual-Moral Principles, which includes two first-hierarchy dimensions as Sense of Responsibility and Sense of Ethics; the second one is Strict Sexual-Moral Principles, which includes three first-hierarchy dimensions as Being in Love, Chastity and Fidelity.

Keywords

Sexual-Moral Attitudes; Two-Hierarchy Construct; Chinese College Students; Validity

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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