ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2010
A prospective study of the sexual, emotional, and behavioral correlates associated with young women's first and usual coital events.
Article in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Love moderates the relationship between partner type and condom use among women engaging in transactional vaginal sex.Sexual health · 2016Article
- Patterns of sexual behaviors among unmarried adolescents and youth in three Asian cities.Journal of public health policy · 2016Article
- Adolescents' emotions prior to sexual activity and associations with sexual risk factors.AIDS and behavior · 2014Review
- Puberty and adolescent sexuality.Hormones and behavior · 2013Review
- The association of sexual interest and sexual behaviors among adolescent women: a daily diary perspective.Hormones and behavior · 2011Review
- The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception: Reviewing the Literature and Building a New Concept.Journal of sex researchReview
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Abstract
contextFirst coitus is considered a major transitional event imbued with cultural relevance. Research has focused on classifying women as virgins, with primary interest in pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention and less on sexuality. This study prospectively explored young women's sexual interest and love at first and subsequent coitus.
methodsDaily diary data were collected during a longitudinal study of young women's sexual health (N = 387; 14-17 years at enrollment). Variables of interest included sexual interest, love, and contraceptive and disease prevention behaviors. Analysis of variance and multinomial logistic regression were utilized.
resultsFor first coital events, love and sexual interest were reported about "half of the day," with sexual interest significantly higher on the day of first coitus. Condom use was nine times more likely than no method at first compared to later coital events. For subsequent coitus, feeling of being in love was significantly higher compared to first coitus, with average sexual interest and love significantly higher with use of no contraceptive method over condoms. Condoms were associated with higher feelings of being in love, but lower sexual interest compared to hormonal contraception.
conclusionsThe results indicated that sexual interest and love are independent components of coital behavior. Yet the results also suggest that young women's first coitus does not fully capture the expected significance of "losing one's virginity." Thus, at first coitus, women can actively engage in protective behaviors and focus on pleasure.
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