Some aspects of sexual behavior of young people regarding to place of living

Rizično seksualno ponašanje adolescenata sve više postaje društveno raširen problem koji je nerijetko sve češći predmet brojnih istraživanja. Upravo iz tog razloga, cilj ovog rada bio je provjeriti utjecaj mjesta prebivališta (urbano i ruralno područje) na upuštanja u različita seksualna ponašanja te na otvorenost prema seksualnim iskustvima kod mladića i djevojaka. Osim toga, ispitivao se još i odnos između religioznosti i otvorenosti prema seksualnim iskustvima, s obzirom da je religioznost mogući zaštitni čimbenik kada se radi o rizičnim seksualnim ponašanjima. U tu svrhu primjenjen je instrument koji obuhvaća: iskustva fizičkog kontakta i seksualnog ponašanja, pitanja o konzumaciji/korištenju psihoaktivnih tvari tijekom seksualnih odnosa te pitanja o stavovima prema seksualnosti i seksualnim iskustvima (Bračulj, 2015) te Upitnik religioznosti (Ljubotina, 2004). U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno 120 sudionika u dobi uglavnom od 18 godina te je od ukupnog broja sudionika polovica bila iz urbanih, a polovica iz ruralnih područja. Dobiveni rezultati pokazali su kako je manji broj djevojaka iz ruralnih poručja stupio u seksualne odnose u odnosu na djevojke iz grada dok kod mladića ta ista razlika nije utvrđena. Kod mladića je razlika dobivena na nekim drugim aspektima seksualnih iskustava (iskustvo oralnog seksa, diranje spolnog organa drugoj osobi). Osim toga, nije utvrđena razlika u stavovima prema seksualnosti s obzirom na mjesto prebivališta, ali je utvrđena razlika s obzirom na rod (muški, ženski). Dobiveno je kako mladići imaju otvorenije stavove prema seksualnosti i seksualnim odnosima u odnosu na djevojke. Također, u istraživanju je još pokazano kako općenito religiozniji adolescenti imaju zatvorenije stavove prema seksualnosti.Adolescents risky sexual behavior is increasingly becoming a socially widespread problem that is a common subject of numerous researches. For this reason, the aim of this study was to examine the impact of the place of living (urban and rural area) on young women and men in engaging in different sexual behaviors and openness to sexual experiences. Moreover, the relationship between religiosity and openness to sexual experiences was also studied, given that religiosity is a possible protective factor when it comes to risky sexual behaviors.A questionnaire was consisted of the Examination of physical contact and sexual behavior, Questions on the consumption/ use of psychoactive substances during sexual relations and Questions about attitudes towards sexuality and sexual experiences (Bračulj, 2015) and the Questionnaire of Religiosity (Ljubotina, 2004). The study included 120 participants aged about 18 years. Out of of the total number of participants half were from urban and half from rural areas.The results showed that a fewer number of girls from rural areas had sex in relation to girls from urban areas, while in young men this difference was not found. In young men, a difference was found in some other aspects of sexual experiences (oral sex, getting in touch with another person’s genitals).In addition, the difference in attitudes toward sexuality according to place of living was also not found, but a gender difference was found. It has been shown that young men have more open attitudes towards sexuality and sexual relationships than girls. Also, the research has shown that generally more religious adolescents have more conservative attitudes towards sexuality