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ArticleJournal of adolescence2024

Abstinence beliefs in early adolescence and sexual risk behavior two years later.

Shristi Bhochhibhoya, Briana Edison, Elizabeth R Baumler, Christine M Markham, Susan T Emery, Melissa F Peskin, Ross Shegog, Robert C Addy, Jeff R Temple, Dennis E Reidy

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  1. Attitudes and Behavior Feedback Loops for Young Women's Premarital Sex.Socius : sociological research for a dynamic world
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Shristi BhochhibhoyaDepartment of Health, Human Performance & Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9822-4824
Briana EdisonSchool of Public Health & Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Elizabeth R BaumlerSchool of Behavioral Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Christine M MarkhamSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Susan T EmerySchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Melissa F PeskinSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ross ShegogSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Robert C AddySchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jeff R TempleSchool of Behavioral Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Dennis E ReidySchool of Public Health & Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Funding

HIV /STD Prevention Program for Middle School StudentsR01MH066640 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI TORTOLERO, SUSAN · 2002 to 2006
$3.6M
NCIPC CDC HHS R01 CE002135NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH066640Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
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Abstract

introductionThe United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate and sexually transmitted infection rates among developed countries. One common approach that has been implemented to reduce these rates is abstinence-only-until-marriage programs that advocate for delaying sexual intercourse until marriage. These programs focus on changing adolescents' beliefs toward abstinence until marriage; however, it is unclear whether adolescents' beliefs about abstinence predict their sexual behavior, including sexual risk behavior (SRB). An alternative approach may be encouraging youth to delay their sexual debut until they reach the age of maturity, but not necessarily until marriage.

methodsTo address this question, we compare the longitudinal association between abstinence beliefs (i.e., abstaining completely until marriage) and beliefs about delayed sexual debut with subsequent SRB 24 months later. The harmonized data set included 4620 (58.2% female, M

resultsWe identified that beliefs supporting delaying sex until an age of maturity were associated with lower odds of engaging in SRB, such as having multiple sex partners and frequency of condomless sex, for both sexes. However, stronger abstinence beliefs had no significant associations with all SRB outcomes.

conclusionsFindings suggest prevention programming that focuses on encouraging youth to delay sex until an appropriate age of maturity may be more effective at preventing SRB and consequent negative sexual health outcomes.

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Adolescent BehaviorRisk-TakingSexual AbstinenceAdolescentFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMarriagePregnancy in AdolescenceSexual BehaviorUnited Statesabstinence beliefsbeliefs to delay sexsexual risk behaviors

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PMID38922710
PMCPMC12016416

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