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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Gender Differences in How Parents, Peers, and Exposure to Sexually Explicit Materials Influence the Intention to Engage in Casual Sex among Adolescents and Young Adults in Taiwan: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior.

Ying-Hua Tseng, Wen-Li Hou, Shih-Hsien Kuo, Yu-Hsiang Liu, Hui-Ling Wang, Ray C Hsiao, Fan-Hao Chou, Cheng-Fang Yen

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ying-Hua TsengCollege of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Wen-Li HouCollege of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6685-3837
Shih-Hsien KuoSchool of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan.
Yu-Hsiang LiuSchool of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan.
Hui-Ling WangSchool of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan.
Ray C HsiaoDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Fan-Hao ChouCollege of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Cheng-Fang YenDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1156-4939
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWFooyin University · TWSeattle Children's Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aims of this study were to examine gender differences in how parent-child discussions on sex issues, peer interactions around sexual issues, and exposure to sexually explicit materials affect the intention to engage in casual sex among adolescents and young adults in Taiwan. This cross-sectional survey study recruited 767 participants (348 men and 419 women) aged 15-24 years. The survey collected data on participants' intention to engage in casual sex, their attitude toward and perception of casual sex based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) (favorable attitude, perceiving positive social norms toward casual sex, and perceived control over involvement), parent-child and peer discussions about sexual issues, and exposure to sexually explicit materials. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that parent-child discussions on sex issues, peer interactions around sexual issues, and exposure to sexually explicit materials were significantly associated with the intention to engage in casual sex. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) further supported that favorable attitude, perceiving positive social norms toward casual sex, and control over involvement mediated the associations. For men, decreased favorable attitude mediated the negative association between parent-child discussions and casual sex intention; increased favorable attitudes and decreased control over involvement mediated the positive associations between peer interactions and casual sex intention. For women, decreased control over involvement mediated the positive association between exposure to sexually explicit materials and casual sex intention. The associations between peer interaction and subjective norms of acceptance, perceived control over involvement, and casual sex intention were stronger in men than in women; the association of favorable attitudes with casual sex intention was also stronger in men than in women.

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IntentionSexual BehaviorAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSex FactorsTaiwanYoung Adultcasual sexgender gapparentpeersexually explicit materialtheory of planned behavior

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PMID34948697
PMCPMC8701317
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