Centennial Honors College
Western Illinois University
Undergraduate Research Day 2014
Poster Presentation
The Effects of Parenting on a College Student’s Promiscuity Levels
Katie Kaminskas
Faculty Mentor: Eugene Mathes
Psychology
The purpose of this research is to look at parent-child relationships to see how they
relate to an adolescent’s level of promiscuity. We are predicting that father/mother
absence will be positively correlated with promiscuous sexual attitudes and behaviors,
father/mother absence will be negatively correlated with parental warmth and control,
and that parental warmth and control will mediate the positive relationship between
father/mother absence and promiscuous sexual attitudes and behaviors. The
researchers developed several questionnaires given to participants online. Data has
been collected; however, it is still in the process of being analyzed. Final results will be
ready for presentation.