The Effect of Instructional Guidelines on Attitude of Female Students Regarding Risks of Masturbation

Abstract: Background: Attitudes toward masturbation, or genital sexual self-stimulation, differ greatly across cultures. Some cultures accept or even promote masturbation at any age, condemn this activity. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of instructional guidelines on attitude of female students regarding risks of masturbation. Research design: A quasi-experimental design of the study was used. Setting: The study was conducted at El-Fayoum University in student housing, at El-Fayoum in Egypt. Subjects: A total of 10% of female (90) student was selected according to inclusion criteria. Tools: Two Tools were used to collect the necessary data for the research. Tool I: Structured Interviewing: It was developed by the researchers after reviewing literature to assess Socio-demographic data of the female students, including (age, residence, level of education, name of faculty, exercise type) Tool II: Masturbation Likert Scale. Results: Reported that, the minority of the female students have positive attitudes toward masturbation at pre implementation of instructional guidelines. While changed to the majority at post implementation of instructional guidelines Conclusion: The study concluded that there was an effective role for applying instructional guidelines on attitude of female students regarding risks of masturbation. the finding supports the research hypothesis. Recommendation Efforts must be taken to set up health centers and counseling unit to provide accessible services to control masturbation problems. Keywords: Masturbation, Attitudes, Instructional Guidelines. Title: The Effect of Instructional Guidelines on Attitude of Female Students Regarding Risks of Masturbation Author: Noha Omer Mohamed, Entesar Fatouh Abd-El Moneim, Hanan Fawzy Elsayed International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 12, Issue 1, January 2025 - April 2025 Page No: 178-189 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 04-April-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15149813 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/The%20Effect%20of%20Instructional%20Guidelines-04042025-4.pdf