Keywords
sexual act
sexuality
sexual inactivity
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Abstract
Sexual abstinence is a periodic or permanent renouncement of sexual activity. Sexual abstinence, in the context of stages of human psychophysical development, is a natural phenomenon occurring with varying intensity during life. An important factor characterizing periodic or permanent sexual abstinence is its purposefulness and awareness of the decision not to engage in sexual activity. Objective. The aim of the study was to analyze selected aspects of the attitude of men living in stable relationships towards periodic sexual abstinence. Material and methods. The research was carried out using the diagnostic survey method based on the author's questionnaire. The study was conducted among 453 men living in a stable relationships. Participants were divided into a study group (men who had ever used periodic sexual abstinence, 57%) and a benchmark group (men who never used periodic sexual abstinence, 43%). In statistical analyzes, a significance level of p<0,05 was adopted. Statistical analysis of the results was made using IBM SPSS Statistics 23. Results. (1) The results obtained indicate that the attitude towards sexual abstinence was associated with the understanding of this concept in the study group (p<0,05) and overall (p<0,01). A positive attitude towards sexual abstinence significantly correlated with the understanding of the concept of sexual abstinence as a total lack of sexual activity. (2) The positive attitude towards sexual abstinence was statistically significantly associated with its practice (p<0,001). (3) The positive attitude towards sexual abstinence positively correlated with the declaration of promotion of sexual abstinence to other couples (p<0,001).
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