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Publication Date: 2006-Mar
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Correlates of Oral Sex and Vaginal Intercourse in Early and Middle Adolescence
Bersamin, Melina M.; Walker, Samantha; Fisher, Deborah A.; Grube, Joel W.
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v16 n1 p59-68 Mar 2006
This study examined whether a comprehensive set of psychosocial factors was equally predictive of both adolescent vaginal intercourse and oral sex among 1,105 adolescents aged 12-16. Logistic regressions were used to examine the relationships between parental communication, religiosity, bonding to school, heavy drinking, sex expectancies, normative beliefs, and both oral sex and vaginal intercourse. Age, gender, bonding to school, heavy drinking, and negative health expectancies predicted both oral sex and vaginal intercourse. Parental communication was associated with vaginal intercourse but not oral sex. Behavior-specific normative beliefs were differentially associated with oral and vaginal sex.
Descriptors: Correlation, Sexuality, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Social Influences, Behavior Standards, Beliefs, Drinking, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Predictor Variables, Parent Child Relationship, Religious Factors, School Attitudes
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Language: English
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