Correlates of High School Freshman Girls' Reported Reasons for Engaging in Sexual Intercourse

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Matthew Lee; Wilson, Kelly; Menn, Mindy; Pulczinski, Jairus C.
Titel	Correlates of High School Freshman Girls' Reported Reasons for Engaging in Sexual Intercourse
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 84 (2014) 6, S.363-369 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12162
Schlagwörter	Correlation; High School Freshmen; Sex; Sex Education; Attribution Theory; Etiology; Student Behavior; Adolescent Attitudes; Individual Characteristics; Risk; Family Influence; Extracurricular Activities; Regression (Statistics); Females + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Ätiologie; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Risiko; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	Background: Intrapersonal and external factors, including social pressures and the desire for acceptance from peers, influence sexual activity among adolescents. This study examined how personal characteristics, risky behaviors, normative beliefs, household factors, and engagement in extracurricular activities were related to high school freshman girls' reported reasons for having sexual intercourse. Methods: Baseline data were analyzed from 158 girls enrolled in high school-based abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs during their freshman year. Binary logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with Pressures and Reasons for Engaging in Sex Scale (PRESS) scores. Results: Results indicate that girls with high PRESS scores were significantly more likely to have had sex (OR = 4.29), consumed alcohol within the previous year (OR = 6.13), reported strict household rules (OR = 1.49), and thought more girls their age had sex (OR = 1.67). Conclusion: School- and family-based interventions should be developed to encourage and strengthen parent-teen communication within the household and reinforce self-worth and positive self-perceptions among adolescent girls. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10