2009-09-01 Hooking Up at College

2009-09-01 \Amy M. Burdette\Christopher G. Ellison\Terrence D. Hill\Norval D. Glenn Wiley InterScience \Catholicism\science/studies\conservative Protestant Christianity\Christianity\religious right\sexual promiscuity http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122582750/abstract "Hooking Up" at College: Does Religion Make a Difference? Hooking Up at College Abstract of an article published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion: First, Catholic college women are more likely to have "ppsexual promiscuity|hooked up]]" while at school than college women with no religious affiliation. Second, conservative Protestant college women are less likely to have "hooked up" while at school than college women with no religious affiliation; however, this difference is mediated or explained by church attendance, which is protective against "hooking up." Finally, women who attend colleges and universities with a Catholic affiliation are more likely to have hooked up while at school than women who attend academic institutions with no religious affiliation, net of individual-level religious involvement. Some additional subscriber-only content is quoted on Overcoming Bias: Other work on young women's sexual activity (Brewster et al. 1998), which shows sharply bifurcated patterns among Catholic women – those with high levels of religious commitment tend to delay sexual activity while those with lower levels of commitment display increased odds of sexual behavior compared to their unaf?liated counterparts. ... Contrary to the "moral communities" thesis and to some widespread assumptions, the odds of "hooking up" are actually much higher at religious schools than at secular educational institutions. Upon closer inspection, this pattern is determined entirely by a large Catholic college effect. ''This study confirms what has been known anecdotally to many people. -''

&ldquo;Catholic college women are more likely to have "hooked up" while at school than college women with no religious affiliation. ... women who attend colleges and universities with a Catholic affiliation are more likely to have hooked up while at school than women who attend academic institutions with no religious affiliation...&rdquo;   