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Differences by gender and sexual experience in adolescent sexual behavior: implications for education and HIV prevention.

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Title: Differences by gender and sexual experience in adolescent sexual behavior: implications for education and HIV prevention.
Authors: Nahom D (AUTHOR), Wells E (AUTHOR), Gillmore MR (AUTHOR), Hoppe M (AUTHOR), Morrison DM (AUTHOR), Archibald M (AUTHOR), Murowchick E (AUTHOR), Wilsdon A (AUTHOR), Graham L (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of School Health. Apr2001, Vol. 71 Issue 4, p153-158. 6p.
Subjects: Teenagers' sexual behavior, Peer pressure in adolescence
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: Researchers examined individual characteristics and peer influences related to adolescents' sexual behavior, taking gender and sexual experience into account. As part of a larger, longitudinal study investigating youth health awareness, 8th, 9th, and 10th graders reported their intentions to engage in sexual activity and use condoms in the next year, the amount of pressure they felt to engage in sexual activity, and their perceptions about the number of their peers engaging in sexual activity. Findings suggest intentions to engage in sexual behavior and use condoms, feelings of pressure to have sex, and perceptions about the number of friends engaging in sexual intercourse differ by gender and sexual experience status. Implications of these findings for health and sexuality education, as well as HIV prevention programs targeted at adolescents, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:Researchers examined individual characteristics and peer influences related to adolescents' sexual behavior, taking gender and sexual experience into account. As part of a larger, longitudinal study investigating youth health awareness, 8th, 9th, and 10th graders reported their intentions to engage in sexual activity and use condoms in the next year, the amount of pressure they felt to engage in sexual activity, and their perceptions about the number of their peers engaging in sexual activity. Findings suggest intentions to engage in sexual behavior and use condoms, feelings of pressure to have sex, and perceptions about the number of friends engaging in sexual intercourse differ by gender and sexual experience status. Implications of these findings for health and sexuality education, as well as HIV prevention programs targeted at adolescents, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00224391
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb01314.x