Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate age, sex, and marital status differences in moral reasoning related to sexual behaviors that could lead to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Using hypothetical dilemmas about situations in ' which STDs can be transmitted, respondents were asked to explain why they believed the (60 males and _75 females; 60 single and 75 married; 45 youth, 60 young ·adults, and 30 middle adults) randomly selected served as the subjects for the study.