Research on the current status and influencing factors of sexual attitudes among Chinese adults based on CGSS 2023
LU Zhiwei
XIONG Mingzhou
SU Baowen
LI Xia
Abstract：Objective To analyze the current status and influencing factors of Chinese adults＇attitudes towards premarital,extramarital,and homosexual sexual behaviors based on data from the Chinese General Social Survey 2023(CGSS 2023),providing a scientific basis for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases(STDs).Methods Utilizing nationally representative data from CGSS 2023,a total of 5 252 valid adult samples were selected.Descriptive analysis,one-way ANOVA,and multiple linear regression models were employed to analyze the impact of socio-demographic characteristics,psychological factors,and behavioral factors on the three types of sexual attitudes(premarital sexual behavior,homosexual behavior,extramarital sexual behav-ior).Results Significant differences were found in the acceptance of the three types of sexual behaviors among Chinese adults(P＜0.001).Acceptance was highest for premarital sexual be-havior(2.15±1.28),followed by homosexual behavior(1.60±1.03),and lowest for extramar-ital sexual behavior(1.25±0.67).Ordinal logistic regression analysis indicated that males showed higher acceptance of premarital and extramarital sexual behaviors(B=0.314,P＜0.001;B=0.394,P＜0.001),while females showed higher acceptance of homosexual behavior(B=-0.353,P＜0.001).Younger and highly educated groups held more open attitudes towards pre-marital and homosexual behaviors(P＜0.05).Individuals with a higher self-rated frequency of depressive symptoms showed greater acceptance of homosexual behavior(B=0.559,P=0.002).Conclusions The diverse sexual attitudes among Chinese adults,shaped by multiple factors,ne-cessitate targeted risk-reduction education and behavioral interventions for populations with more permissive attitudes to prevent unsafe sex and lower STI rates.
Keywords：sexual attitudesadultsCGSS 2023 datapremarital sexual behaviorex-tramarital sexual behaviorhomosexual behavior
Publication Date：2026-01-28
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-11(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 42-49 )