title: Observance of the laws of family purity in modern-orthodox Judaism.
abstract: This research is a follow-up to a previous study measuring the observance of the ritually unclean period (Niddah) among Modern-Orthodox Jews. A total of 267 participants completed an online questionnaire comprised of a list of 16 "strict" and "lenient" forbidden behaviors. Participants reported whether they had engaged in these behaviors during Week 1 (the actual menstrual period) and during Week 2 (the "clean days" following the cessation of bleeding). Results showed that laws were being violated, with more transgressions during the second week than the first week. Additionally, more "lenient" laws were being broken than "strict" ones. Level of religious observance was significantly negatively correlated to the number of transgressions. However, there was no significant correlation between the number of transgressions and the age at marriage, sex, or how long one had been married.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, School of Psychology (T-WH1-01), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666-1914, USA. guterman.m@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guterman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007599:Judaism / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008598:Menstruation / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012746:Sexual Abstinence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology