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SynthesisJournal of youth and adolescence2026

Educational Differences in Sexual Health among Adolescents in Europe: A Meta-Analysis.

Pascalle Heijligenberg, Margreet E de Looze, Marlies Maes, Kai J Jonas, Karlijn Massar

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5 authors.

Pascalle HeijligenbergDepartment of Work and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands. pascalle.heijligenberg@maastrichtuniversity.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1193-871X
Margreet E de LoozeDepartment of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-4415
Marlies MaesDepartment of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1710-5728
Kai J JonasDepartment of Work and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6607-1993
Karlijn MassarDepartment of Work and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-3846

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Seksualiteit (FWOS) 22.003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In European countries with stratified educational trajectories, in which adolescents are separated into vocational and academic tracks, studies have shown that there are educational differences in adolescent sexual health. However, due to heterogeneity of the existing literature in terms of national educational systems and dimensions of sexual health being studied, uncertainty remains about the strength of the association between educational track and adolescent sexual health. The current meta-analysis synthesizes the available evidence on educational differences in sexual health among adolescents in Europe. Further, it tests the extent to which findings vary according to the (sub)domain of sexual health being studied, and study and sample characteristics such as study quality, gender and ethnic background of participants. This meta-analysis included 47 studies, with 159 effect sizes, and 177,169 adolescents (M

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Adolescent BehaviorAdolescent HealthEducational StatusSexual BehaviorSexual HealthAdolescentEuropeFemaleHumansMalePregnancy in AdolescenceAdolescentsEducationMeta-analysisSexual health

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