Impact of Internal Migration on Sexual Attitudes in China: The Moderating Role of Internet Use.

Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1273516 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-2800 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00040002 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Sex Behav Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 1999- : New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Original Publication: New York, Plenum Pub. Corp.

Internet Use* ; Sexual Behavior*; Humans ; Homosexuality ; Attitude ; China

Using nationally representative data from China, this paper investigated the impact of internal migration on sexual attitudes and whether this relationship is moderated by Internet use. We provide evidence that internal migration had a significantly positive impact on attitudes toward the acceptance of premarital sex, extramarital sex, and homosexuality. We also found that the positive nexus between internal migration and sexual attitudes was moderated by Internet use. The results further indicated that internal migration influenced sexual attitudes through extrication from traditional gender role values, the deterioration of subjective well-being, and the improvement of economic status.
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Keywords: China; Internal migration; Internet use; Sexual attitudes

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