青年性行為接受度及影響其因素

Abstract

本研究旨在探討青年在成年初期（21至22 歲）對三種(接吻、愛撫、性行為)婚前性行為接受度，並分析其個人特質與行為層面，以及與家人互動層面等因素的影響。研究資料取自「臺灣青少年成長歷程研究（TYP）」第八波青年樣本，選取三題婚前性行為接受度相關題項—接吻、愛撫與性行為—作為依變項，並進行分項分析。其研究變項涵蓋七項，分屬兩大層面：其一為青年個人特質與行為層面，包括性別、自尊、抽菸與喝酒經驗，以及性別角色態度；其二為青年與家人互動層面，涵蓋父母婚姻關係、與父親關係及與母親關係和手足的關係，以及父母管教方式。研究方法採用獨立樣本t檢定、皮爾森績差相關、階層多元線性迴歸與群體差異分析進行統計檢定。研究結果顯示： (一) 在性別差異方面，受試者男性青年於「愛撫」與「性行為」接受度上顯著高於女性，顯示其對較高程度親密行為有更開放的態度。 (二) 青年個人行為方面，抽菸與喝酒頻率愈高者，對三種不同性行為接受度皆呈顯著正向關聯；而性別角色越傳統者，傾向更認同接吻、較難接受性行為。 (三) 青年與家人互動層面中，與父母及手足關係品質越差者，對性行為接受度較高，顯示家庭關係品質可能影響其價值判斷；其中，父母管教方式在三種性行為接受度中皆具穩定且顯著的負向預測力。 綜上所述，青年雖已跨過法律上的成年門檻，但父母的管教方式、家庭互動的溫度，以及青年自身的行為習慣與性別角色態度，仍在潛移默化中塑造其對親密行為的界線與判斷。未來在青年相關政策與教育介入的設計上，應兼顧個人與家庭層面的因素，以提升介入的有效性與文化契合度。

This study examines young adults’ acceptance of three forms of premarital sexual behavior—kissing, petting, and sexual intercourse—at ages 21–22 (emerging adulthood), and analyzes how individual characteristics and behaviors, as well as family-interaction factors, are associated with that acceptance. Data were drawn from the Wave 8 youth sample of the Taiwan Youth Project (TYP). Three items measuring acceptance of premarital sexual behavior—kissing, petting, and sexual intercourse—served as the dependent variables, and item-specific analyses were conducted. The study included predictors spanning two domains: (1) individual characteristics and behaviors—gender, self-esteem, smoking and drinking experience, and gender-role attitudes; and (2) family interaction—parents’ marital relationship, relationships with father, mother, and siblings, and parental disciplinary practices. The study employed independent-samples t tests, Pearson’s product–moment correlations, hierarchical multiple linear regression models, and between-group difference analyses for statistical testing.Results indicated that:(1) Gender differences. Male participants reported significantly higher acceptance of petting and sexual intercourse than females, suggesting a more open stance toward more intimate behaviors.(2) Individual behaviors. Greater frequency of smoking and drinking was significantly and positively associated with acceptance across all three behaviors. In addition, more traditional gender-role attitudes were linked to higher acceptance of kissing but lower acceptance of sexual intercourse.

(3) Family interaction. Poorer-quality relationships with parents and siblings were associated with higher acceptance of sexual intercourse, suggesting that family relationship quality may shape valuejudgments. In the regression models, parental disciplinary practices showed a stable and significant negative association with acceptance across all three behaviors.Overall, although these young adults have reached the age of legal adulthood, parental discipline and guidance practices, the warmth and quality of family interactions, and youths’ own behavioral habits and gender-role attitudes continue to subtly shape the boundaries and judgments they draw around intimate behaviors. Accordingly, the design of youth-oriented policies and educational interventions should address factors at both the individual and family levels to enhance effectiveness and cultural congruence.