The influence of moral self and social support on college students'unprotected sexual behavior
Objective To explore the influence of moral self and social support on college students'unprotected sexual behavior.Methods A total of 1,024 college students were investigated by college students'moral self questionnaire,social support rating scale and adolescent health-related risk behavior questionnaire in May 2022,and the results were analyzed.Results(1)There was a significantly positive correlation between moral self and social support in college students(r=0.31,P<0.01).(2)There were a significantly negative correlation between moral self and college students'unprotected sexual behavior(r=-0.26,P<0.01).(3)There were a significantly negative correlation between social support and college students'unprotected sexual behavior(r=-0.19,P<0.01).(4)The social support played a part of the intermediary role in predicting moral self and college students'unprotected sexual behavior.The mediating effect accounted for 36.5%of the total effect.Conclusions The moral self and social support can better predict college students'unprotected sexual behavior.The social support played a part of the intermediary role in moral self and college students'unprotected sexual behavior.This mechanism has positive theoretical and practical significance for the sexual health and moral education of college students.
Moral selfSocial supportCollege studentsUnprotected sexual behaviorInfluence