The vast majority of university students have masturbated and 28.27 percent think it is healthy behavior, research conducted by Guangzhou-based Sun Yatsen University found.

More than 96 percent of male students and 70 percent of female students said they have masturbated, according to the survey conducted by the campus media Sun Yatsen University Youth, which polled 103 male and 87 female students in April and May.

Only 8.9 percent of the students had a negative attitude toward masturbation.