Gender Differences in the Sexual Experiences, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Cypriot University-Educated Youth

Previous studies in various regions of the world have described differences in the sexual experiences, attitudes, and beliefs of men and women. This paper presents results of a survey conducted to evaluate these differences in university-educated young men and women from Cyprus. The results indicate many differences between the two genders and specifically shows that: men have more sexual partners than women, men have sexual experiences earlier than women, women have longer relationships before having sex for the first time, women give more emotional reasons for having sex for the first time, and men are more adventurous. More than 70 % of the participants use contraception, while the reasons why contraception is used differs between the two genders.