Attitude toward Christianity and premarital sex.

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Welsh National Centre for Religious Education, University of Wales, Bangor, Meirion, Normal Site, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ, Wales, UK.

Published: February 2006

A Pearson correlation of .55 was found for a sample of 243 female undergraduates in Wales (M age=20.9 yr., SD=4.6) between high scores on the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and rejection of premarital sex.

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