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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Young, E.W
• Jensen, L.C
• Olsen, J.A
• Cundick, B.P

Titel

effects of family structure on the sexual behavior of adolescents

Ist Teil von

• Adolescence, 1991, Vol.26 (104), p.977-986

Ort / Verlag

Roslyn Heights, NY: Libra Publishers

Erscheinungsjahr

1991

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Quelle

EBSCOhost Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The effects of two family structures, single- and two-parent homes, on adolescent sexual behavior were studied. The variables of race, age, and gender were controlled. The analysis compared the age at first intercourse, frequency of intercourse in the last four weeks, and virgin/nonvirgin status of adolescents from black single-parent families, white single-parent families, black two-parent families, and white two-parent families. For males, the two-parent family was related to less sexual activity, and older age, at first intercourse. For females, the two-parent family was not as important as race in influencing sexual behavior. The white females from two-parent families were more likely to be virgins, but once having had sexual intercourse, tended to have a higher level of sexual activity than did black females from two-parent homes.