Table 5 Determinants of girls’ individual attitudes about the importance of virginity based on multivariate linear regression model (n = 700)

Age (reference: 31–40)

20–30

1.3 (−0.9 to 3.6)

1.138

0.044

0.243

1.4 (−0.8 to 3.5)

1.127

0.046

0.219

41–50

1.3 (0.1–2.6)

0.648

0.077

0.043

0.6 (−0.7 to 1.9)

0.673

0.038

0.340

Education (reference: masters and PhD)

–

–

–

–

Diploma and lower

–

–

–

–

3.0 (1.5–4.6)

0.775

0.156

0.001

Post-diploma and bachelor’s degree

–

–

–

–

1.4 (0.2–2.5)

0.584

0.093

0.020

Mother’s education (reference: university)

High school

2.3 (0.9–3.8)

0.734

0.159

0.001

2.1 (0.6–3.5)

0.731

0.141

0.005

Diploma

1.0 (−0.4 to 2.4)

0.727

0.064

0.173

0.8 (−0.6 to 2.3)

0.722

0.055

0.244

Mother’s job (reference: having a job)

Housewife

−0.4 (−1.8 to 0.9)

0.695

−0.026

0.529

−0.3 (−1.7 to 1.0)

0.689

−0.019

0.631

Degree of religious adherence (reference: I have no religious beliefs)

I perform acts of worship every day/sometimes

7.7 (6.4–9.0)

0.671

0.415

0.001

7.7 (6.4–9.0)

0.666

0.417

0.001

I do not perform any acts of worship

4.9 (3.9–6.0)

0.530

0.355

0.001

4.9 (3.8–5.9)

0.526

0.330

0.001

Current status of girls’ lives (reference: living independently of parents)

lived with their parents

3.7 (2.2–5.3)

0.805

0.211

0.001

3.4 (1.8–4.9)

0.803

0.191

0.001

Living with one parent

2.9 (0.8–5.0)

1.065

0.126

0.006

2.6 (0.5–4.7)

1.060

0.112

0.014

Use of the Internet and social networks (reference: often/always)

Never/rarely

2.7 (1.5–3.9)

0.610

0.167

0.001

2.5 (1.3–3.7)

0.606

0.157

0.001

Occasionally

1.6 (0.5–2.7)

0.561

0.104

0.005

1.6 (0.5–2.7)

0.556

0.105

0.005

Constant

12.7 (10.7–14.7)

1.037

–

0.001

12.4 (10.4–14.4)

1.035

–

0.001

Adjusted R square

0.267

0.282