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Sexual Well-Being in Single, Sexually Active College Females: A Matter of Agency and Openness

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dc.contributor.authorEvans, Larissa Michelleen
dc.contributor.committeechairHuebner, Angela J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWittenborn, Andrea K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKaestle, Christine E.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-28T07:00:19Zen
dc.date.available2014-11-28T07:00:19Zen
dc.date.issued2013-06-05en
dc.description.abstractThis study explored multiple predictors of sexual well-being in a sample of 253 single, sexually active undergraduate females at a public Mid-Atlantic university. Several factors were identified from past research that might impact sexual well-being: casual sex, sexual agency, sexual attitudes, and sexual desire. Of the four factors, only sexual agency and sexual attitudes were found as significant predictors of sexual well-being. The results suggest that -- of single, sexually active undergraduate females -- those with a greater sense of agency and choice in their sexual interactions and those who maintain more open attitudes toward casual sex have a higher level of sexual well-being. Agency and openness may be important factors in the development of sexual well-being for young women. Limitations of the study, as well as implications for future research and psychoeducational and therapeutic interventions, are addressed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:1112en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/50941en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsexual well-beingen
dc.subjectsexual agencyen
dc.subjectcasual sexen
dc.subjectcollege femalesen
dc.titleSexual Well-Being in Single, Sexually Active College Females: A Matter of Agency and Opennessen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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