A 20-item semantic differential describing attitudes toward parents and personal sexual behavior was completed by 320 women nursing students who were categorized as promiscuous or not. Data showed a strong relation between some of the variables of the mother's rated behavior and S's later sexual behavior. Negative relationships were associated with promiscuity. Joint parental roles in upbringing were noted.
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