ArticleThe Journal of early adolescence2017
Long-term consequences of early sexual initiation on young adult health: A causal inference approach.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Identifying causal associations between women's reproductive traits and risk of schizophrenia: a multivariate validated two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Sexual Health and Relationship Abuse Interventions in Pediatric Primary Care: A Systematic Review.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Sexting Behavior Among Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Housing Vouchers on Adolescent Risky Sexual Behavior Over a 15-Year Period.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Trial
- The Impact of a High School-Based Positive Youth Development Program on Sexual Health Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.The Journal of school health · 2022Trial
- Evaluating the Short-term Impact of Media Aware Parent, a Web-based Program for Parents with the Goal of Adolescent Sexual Health Promotion.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2019Trial
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- Depression, Suicidality, and Substance Abuse Among Sexual Risk Behavior Subgroups of Male High School Students.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Impulsivity and Early Initiation of Sexual Behaviors in Adolescents with Externalizing Disorders.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Observational
- Risky sexual behaviours and associated factors among high school students in Lomé, Togo: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- Early childhood risk and protective factors and their association with adolescent sexual behaviors: A Latent Class Analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevalence, predictors and selected outcomes of early sexual initiation among adolescents in secondary schools in Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria: a mixed methods study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Effect of early sexual initiation on early high fertility, termination of pregnancy and child death in Ethiopia using Ethiopian DHS 2000-2016.African health sciences · 2024Article
- Geographically weighted regression analysis to assess hotspots of early sexual initiation and associated factors in Ethiopia.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a Comprehensive School-Based Sex Education Program for Young Adolescents in the Netherlands.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- Timing of sexual debut and associated sociodemographic and HIV risk factors among young people in Eswatini.PloS one · 2024Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Acculturation, and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Hispanic Young Adults: Findings from Project RED.Journal of sex research · 2024Article
- Associated Factors of Sexual Initiation among Male Vocational High School Students in Zhejiang Province, China: A Cross-sectional Study.Current HIV research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although early sexual initiation has been linked to negative outcomes, it is unknown whether these effects are causal. In this study, we use propensity score methods to estimate the causal effect of early sexual initiation on young adult sexual risk behaviors and health outcomes using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. We found that early sexual initiation predicted having 2 or more partners (for both males and females) and having a sexually transmitted infection in the past year (females only) but did not predict depressive symptoms in the past week (for either gender). These results underscore the importance of continued programmatic efforts to delay age of sexual initiation, particularly for females.
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