| The transition of adolescent males to first sexual intercourse: anticipated or delayed? | |
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PMID: 12214908 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CONTEXT: Recognition of the different social, psychological and behavioral contexts within which adolescents initiate sexual activity broadens the understanding of teenage sexual behavior beyond the typical dichotomy of sexual experience vs. inexperience. METHODS: Data from the National Survey of Adolescent Males (1988 and 1990-1991) were used in logistic regression analyses to examine the influence of background factors on the transition to first intercourse among 265 teenagers who were not expecting to initiate sex in the next year (delayers) and 187 teenagers expecting to do so (anticipators). RESULTS: The most common reason for sexual inexperience among delayers was a desire to wait until marriage (32%); among anticipators, it was a lack of opportunity to initiate intercourse (35%). Anticipators were significantly more likely than delayers to have first intercourse within one year of the survey (53% vs. 13%). They also were more likely to report risky behaviors, precoital activities and approval of premarital sex; risky behavior predicted their onset of first sex (odds ratio, 1.5). Delayers were more likely to attend, church and have strict parents and a college-educated mother. Having a mother with at least some college education increased the odds of transition to first intercourse for anticipators (5.2) but decreased the odds for delayers (0.2). Having a mother who gave birth as a teenager significantly increased the odds for anticipators (14.5). CONCLUSIONS: Anticipators' sexual behavior occurs in a high-risk context, whereas delayers may have internalized the decision to delay first intercourse and have background factors that encourage the delay. |
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Authors:
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Renata Forste; David W Haas |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health Volume: 34 ISSN: 1538-6341 ISO Abbreviation: Perspect Sex Reprod Health Publication Date: 2002 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-09-06 Completed Date: 2003-01-16 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140654 Medline TA: Perspect Sex Reprod Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 184-90 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA. renata_forste@byu.edu |
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Adolescent Adolescent Behavior / psychology* Adult Coitus* Data Collection Humans Male Regression Analysis Sexual Abstinence* United States |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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5 R01 HD35604/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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