کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1081198 950578 2007 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Defining Virginity and Abstinence: Adolescents’ Interpretations of Sexual Behaviors
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Defining Virginity and Abstinence: Adolescents’ Interpretations of Sexual Behaviors
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeThe current study examined adolescent conceptualizations of virginity and abstinence and whether differences in adolescent definitions of these terms differed by age, gender, ethnicity, and sexual experience.MethodsA series of logistic regressions were conducted to examine whether gender, age, ethnicity, and sexual experience predicted whether adolescents believed that an individual was still a virgin or abstinent after engaging in genital touching, oral sex, vaginal intercourse, or anal sex.ResultsFindings indicated that loss of virginity was linked primarily with vaginal and anal intercourse, while a greater proportion of adolescents attributed a loss of abstinence to other behaviors such as genital touching and oral sex as well. Sexual experience was the strongest predictor of how adolescents defined virginity and abstinence.ConclusionsSignificant differences exist in youths’ definitions of abstinence and virginity. This suggests that additional attention is needed to ensure a common understanding of these terms to achieve successful sexual education and prevention programs.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health - Volume 41, Issue 2, August 2007, Pages 182–188
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