Sexual attitudes and scenarios among students in France, Quebec, and Spain
Samson, J.M.; Lévy, J.J.; Lopez, F.; Picod-Bernard, C.; Maticka-Tyndale, E.
Contraception Fertilite Sexualite 21(4): 325-332
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 1165-1083 PMID: 7951635 Document Number: 411690
Sexual behaviors and attitudes were surveyed among 787, 17-21 years-old students in Lyon (France), Montreal (Quebec) and Salamanque and Madrid (Spain). Near 55% have had intercourse and oral sex in France, while this was the case of almost 80% in Quebec and only about 30% in Spain. Students from France and Quebec were younger at first intercourse, have had more sexual partners, and higher frequencies of intercourse and oral sex than those from Spain. Girls from Quebec have shown higher sexual permissiveness than other girls. Spanish students, particularly girls, consider their parents' sexual attitudes as far less permissive. Religiosity and church attendance seem to still put a strong damper, in Spain, on young people's sexual behaviors.