background: gender role attitudes toward sexual matters may define suitable and appropriate roles for men and women during a sexual relationship. this study aimed to explore and assess gender-based sexual roles in iranian families. materials and methods: this was an exploratory mixed methods study in which perceptions and experiences of 21 adult iranian participants about gender-based sexual ro...

Two hundred and twenty-six heterosexual participants (115 women and 111 men) were asked to indicate their attitude toward gender-roles, their perceived similarities with gay men, and their attitude toward gay men (i.e., sexual prejudice). As expected, male participants showed more sexual prejudice than female participants, and perceived dissimilarities were related to a greater sexual prejudice...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate HIV/AIDS vulnerability by risk factors in women at social risk. METHODS Study conducted in a sample of 178 female homemakers (n=101) and female health providers (n=77) from Antofagasta, Chile, in 20062007. Homemakers were considered at social risk. HIV vulnerability was estimated through a 21-item instrument comprising three domains: gender roles; relationship with the p...

abstract background: fertility rate apparently is a non-interventional behavior, but in practice, it is infl uenced by social values and norms in which culture and traditional beliefs play a signifi cant role. in this regard, some studies have shown that gender roles can be associated with reproductive behaviors. with regard to the importance of annual reduction of population growth rate and it...

BACKGROUND Gender role attitudes toward sexual matters may define suitable and appropriate roles for men and women during a sexual relationship. This study aimed to explore and assess gender-based sexual roles in Iranian families. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was an exploratory mixed methods study in which perceptions and experiences of 21 adult Iranian participants about gender-based sexual ro...

Gender effects remain poorly understood in the E-commerce setting. Using social roles theory, this research further investigates gender differences in consumer Web-based purchase decisions. Specifically, gender differences in the effects of interactivity, vividness, diagnosticity, and perceived risk on subsequent consumer attitude and online purchase intentions are investigated and explained. A...

BACKGROUND Gender role attitude pertains to individuals' attitude toward proper role activities for men and women. Most of the factors relevant to family and society may affect individuals' attitudes toward their role. Meanwhile, parents' behaviors can act as an important factor in formation of different dimensions of children's personality. Accordingly, the present study was aimed to investiga...

Objectives: the present study aimed to design and test a model of factors affecting the acceptance of cosmetic surgery in Iranian female students. Methods: a sample of 600 female students, ages 18 to 35, were selected from Kharazmi university by using cluster random sampling. The participants completed a set of questionnaires including " the short version of Attitude toward Women Scale (AWS) "...

Background: Within the scope of reproductive health, family planning services play a key role in gender equality and empowerment women. It is considered human right to have access these services. The literature has no study aimed at determining impact sociodemographic characteristics roles young people on their attitudes. In Turkiye where impacts patriarchal structure continue be seen, studies ...