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Forster F, Milek A, Breitenstein C, Senn M, Bradbury TN, Bodenmann G. Coping equally: Equity of dyadic coping and depressive symptoms among adolescent couples. J Adolesc 2024. [PMID: 39075641 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Many adolescents are in their first romantic relationship; at the same time, depressive symptoms generally increase during this developmental stage. In adults, equity of support in romantic relationships is associated with less depressive symptoms-especially in female partners, who are generally on "the losing side" of support transactions with male partners. This study examines whether equity of dyadic coping is associated with depressive symptoms in adolescent mixed-gender couples. We disentangle equity of positive and negative dyadic coping, as differential effects might arise. METHODS Self-report data on dyadic coping and depressive symptoms were gathered from 124 mixed-gender couples aged between 16 and 21 years living in Switzerland between 2011 and 2013. Equity of dyadic coping was quantified by calculating the difference between received dyadic coping and provided dyadic coping for each partner separately. These difference scores and the overall level of dyadic coping were used to predict depressive symptoms in both partners using an Actor-Partner-Interdependence Model. RESULTS For female adolescents, we found the expected curvilinear association between equity of negative dyadic coping behaviors and depressive symptoms (actor effect). Additionally, the female perception of equity of positive dyadic coping was correlated with less depressive symptoms in male partners (partner effect). For male adolescents, receiving more positive dyadic coping than they provided was associated with more depressive symptoms (actor effect). DISCUSSION In female partners, results resembled those in adult mixed-gender couples. In male partners, results changed depending on the direction of inequity-possibly due to gender role development.
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- Fabienne Forster
- Competence Center for Gynecopsychiatry, Outpatient Clinic Wil, Psychiatry St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Vasilenko SA. Sexual Behavior and Health From Adolescence to Adulthood: Illustrative Examples of 25 Years of Research From Add Health. J Adolesc Health 2022; 71:S24-S31. [PMID: 36404016 PMCID: PMC9890380 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Due to its long-term longitudinal design, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) has provided numerous valuable insights into adolescent and young adult sexual behavior. Framed by a conceptual model of sexual behavior and health, I review research using Add Health data to study sexual behavior and health. In this paper, I review research examining both predictors (e.g., neighborhood, family, genetic, individual) and health outcomes (e.g., sexually transmitted infections, mental health) of sexual behavior in adolescents and young adults. Where possible, I focus on long-term longitudinal studies that make use of the unique strengths of the Add Health data. Existing Add Health research has provided considerable information about both the predictors and health consequences of adolescent and young adult sexual behavior. Factors ranging from neighborhoods to genetics predict whether adolescent and young adults engage in sexual behaviors. Findings on long-term outcomes of adolescent sexual behavior suggest that early sexual behavior predicts higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy in young adulthood, but not long-term changes to mental health. Unique contributions of Add Health include the ability to examine multidimensional bio-ecological predictors of sexual behavior and to examine long-term effects of sexual behavior and how sexual behaviors and their correlates change across adolescence into adulthood. Future work can leverage these strengths, and in particular the long-term longitudinal nature of the data, to uncover new insights about the developmental course of sexual behavior and health.
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- Sara A Vasilenko
- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
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Nurgitz R, Pacheco RA, Senn CY, Hobden KL. The impact of sexual education and socialization on sexual satisfaction, attitudes, and self-efficacy. THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN SEXUALITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3138/cjhs.2021-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study examined the relation between school-based sexual education and parental messages about sex received in adolescence, and sexual attitudes and experiences in young adulthood. Participants—99 Canadian undergraduate students aged 17–25 years—reported that their sexual education largely focused on traditional topics (e.g., negative health outcomes, physiology, etc.), while social and emotional topics were less likely to be formally covered. Parental sexual socialization that was more comfortable and accepting of teen sexuality was related to more permissive sexual attitudes in young adults, but was unrelated to self-efficacy or sexual satisfaction. When all variables were examined using hierarchical regression, sexual education and parental socialization did not predict sexual satisfaction. However, mediation analysis revealed an indirect effect of sexual self-efficacy on the relation between sexual education and sexual satisfaction. More comprehensive and higher-quality sexual education increased sexual self-efficacy, which was then related to higher sexual satisfaction beyond the role of gender and relationship status. This provides insight into the mechanism by which sexual education in Canada may impact sexual satisfaction. The influence of parental socialization and school-based sexual education are apparent and complementary. Both sources of information and values (parents/school) offered benefits for young adults’ positive sexual attitudes, but school-based education appears to be key. How sexual education is delivered (e.g., if teachers are knowledgeable and comfortable discussing topics) may be even more important than the content itself. These findings suggest that prioritizing teacher training to improve their comfort with delivery of sexual education programming would improve adolescents and young adults’ sexual lives.
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- Rebecca Nurgitz
- Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Seiter NS, Quirk K, Hardy N, Zinbarg RE, Goldsmith JZ, Pinsof WM. Changes in Commitment and Sexual Satisfaction: Trajectories in Couple Therapy. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2019; 46:296-302. [PMID: 31661426 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2019.1677274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the covarying relationship between commitment and sexual satisfaction in committed relationships throughout the course of couple therapy. A sample of 366 heterosexual couples completed questionnaires regarding sexual satisfaction and commitment at each of the first five sessions of couple therapy. Cross-lagged panel analyses revealed that, between the first and second therapy sessions, there was a bidirectional relationship between commitment and sexual satisfaction, with each variable at the first session predicting the other at the second session. In addition, sexual satisfaction at the second session predicted commitment at the third session.
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Rosa MN, Matthews SA, Giuliano TA, Thomas KH, Swift BA, Mills MM. Encouraging erotic variety: Identifying correlates of, and strategies for promoting, sexual novelty in romantic relationships. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu H, Shen S, Hsieh N. A National Dyadic Study of Oral Sex, Relationship Quality, and Well-Being among Older Couples. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2019; 74:298-308. [PMID: 30085152 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gby089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives We examine how giving versus receiving oral sex, 2 processes that are linked to relationship quality, are associated with older men's and women's well-being. Method We analyzed 884 heterosexual couples from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (2010-2011). We estimate Actor-Partner Interdependence Models using the SEM approach to assess three well-being outcomes: general happiness, psychological distress, and self-reported mental health. Results Older adults with better relationship quality gave oral sex to their partner more often than those with worse relationship quality; this association was stronger for men than for women. While receiving oral sex was positively related to both men's, and women's perceptions of relationship quality, women's relationship quality was more strongly linked to their partners' well-being than men's. Correspondingly, men's giving of oral sex (and thus their female partner's receiving of oral sex) was positively related to their own well-being through increasing their female partner's perceived relationship quality. Discussion Given the high prevalence of sexual dysfunctions among older adults, oral sex may play an important but overlooked role in maintaining an active sexual life, a high-quality relationship, and psychological vibrancy in late life.
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- Hui Liu
- Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing
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- Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio
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- Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing
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Séguin LJ, Rodrigue C, Lavigne J. Consuming Ecstasy: Representations of Male and Female Orgasm in Mainstream Pornography. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2018. [PMID: 28632461 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1332152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Social representations, which appear in a variety of media, can influence the way sexual experiences are perceived and understood. While pornography is not the only medium in which orgasm is portrayed, it is the most explicit, and it is widespread and easily accessible. As such, pornography is an ideal medium for examining representations of male and female orgasm. PornHub's 50 most viewed videos of all time were viewed and coded for the frequency of male and female orgasm, orgasm-inducing sex acts (and whether activity inducing female orgasms included some form of clitoral stimulation), and auditory (verbal, vocal) and visual (bodily) indicators of orgasm. Content analysis was used to code and analyze the data. Results were analyzed in light of sexual script theory and previous orgasm research. Only 18.3% of women, compared to 78.0% of men, were shown reaching orgasm. Sex differences in depictions of orgasm, beyond the appearance of semen, were documented. Results support the male performance script as evident in pornographic depictions of orgasm, as well as coital and orgasm imperatives. As a result, representations of male and female orgasm in mainstream pornography may serve to perpetuate unrealistic beliefs and expectations in relation to female orgasm and male sexual performance.
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- Léa J Séguin
- a Department of Sexology , Université du Québec à Montréal
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- a Department of Sexology , Université du Québec à Montréal
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- a Department of Sexology , Université du Québec à Montréal
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Moilanen KL, Manuel ML. Mechanisms Linking Self-Regulation and Sexual Behaviors in Never-Married Young Adults. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2018; 55:120-133. [PMID: 28598682 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1330394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Little is known about specific mechanisms linking self-regulation to sexual risk taking. The present study considered four possibilities in emerging adulthood: sexual self-restraint, consideration of future consequences, substance use, and romantic competence. Never-married young adults (N = 274), ages 18 to 24, responded to anonymous Internet surveys (60.2% female, 78.8% European American, 66.3% university students). The effects of self-regulation were primarily indirect but varied by sexual behavior, suggesting that high self-regulation limits sexual risk via high sexual self-restraint and low substance use. High regulation was linked to multiple sexual partners and high-risk practices risk via high romantic competence, high self-regulation was linked to multiple sexual partners and high risk practices.
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- Kristin L Moilanen
- a Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development , West Virginia University
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- b Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Counseling Psychology , West Virginia University
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Milhausen RR, McKay A, Graham CA, Sanders SA, Crosby RA, Yarber WL, Wood J. Do Associations Between Pleasure Ratings and Condom Use During Penile-Vaginal Intercourse Vary by Relationship Type?: A Study of Canadian University Students. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2018; 55:21-30. [PMID: 28358218 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1298713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Research suggests the relationship between pleasure and condom use during penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) is associated with relationship status. This online study examined pleasure ratings and condom use at last PVI, stratifying by partner type, among a national sample of Canadian university students. Participants were 715 undergraduates (60.7% women, 39.3% men) who reported on their most recent sexual experience. Condom use decreased with level of relationship commitment, whereas ratings of pleasure increased. Overall, participants were more likely to rate their most recent PVI as Very pleasurable when condoms were not used compared to when condoms were used. However, when stratified by partner type, these differences largely disappeared. For women, with one exception, there were no differences in pleasure between PVI with and without condoms across most partner-type categories. Women in committed dating relationships were more likely to report their last PVI as very pleasurable if condoms were not used than women in these same relationships who had used condoms. Across relationship categories, men who did and did not use condoms did not differ in terms of their pleasure ratings. The results of this study suggest relationship context should be taken into account when assessing condom use experiences.
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- Robin R Milhausen
- a Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph; The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University; and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention , Indiana University
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- c Department of Psychology, University of Southampton; The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University ; and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University
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- d Department of Gender Studies , Indiana University; The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University; and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University
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- e Department of Health Behavior, College of Public Health , University of Kentucky; The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University; and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University
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- f Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University; Department of Gender Studies , Indiana University; The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University; and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University
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- g Department of Psychology , University of Guelph
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Ulloa EC, Hammett JF, Meda NA, Rubalcava SJ. Empathy and Romantic Relationship Quality among Cohabitating Couples: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. FAMILY JOURNAL (ALEXANDRIA, VA.) 2017; 25:208-214. [PMID: 38505465 PMCID: PMC10950301 DOI: 10.1177/1066480717710644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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This study employed a dyadic data analysis approach to examine the association between partners' empathy and relationship quality among cohabitating couples. Data were collected from 374 cohabitating but non-married couples, who were participants in the Wave 3 Romantic Pairs Subsample of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Men's higher empathy was related to their own perceptions of better relationship quality and women's higher empathy was related to their own as well as their partner's perceptions of better relationship quality. These findings show that individuals' abilities to be understanding, compassionate, and sympathetic may be related to the overall feeling of satisfaction and love in romantic relationships. The only effect that did not reach statistical significance was the partner effect from men's empathy to women's relationship quality. Although previous research with married couples has shown that men's empathy may play a more important role in shaping couples' perceptions of relationship quality, according to the current findings, these findings may not extend to cohabitating couples. The current results provide beneficial guidance to clinicians working with distressed, non-married couples.
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Saliares E, Wilkerson JM, Sieving RE, Brady SS. Sexually Experienced Adolescents' Thoughts About Sexual Pleasure. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2017; 54:604-618. [PMID: 27120115 PMCID: PMC5724765 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2016.1170101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Little research on adolescents has examined developmentally normative facets of sexuality that are not obviously linked to physical health. The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to qualitatively analyze adolescents' thoughts about and experiences with sexual pleasure. The study sample consisted of 56 sexually experienced, ethnically diverse, predominantly female adolescents who were participating in a Web-based intervention to promote healthy sexual decision making. Comments on one message board, "Sexual Pleasure: Does It Matter to You?," provided an opportunity to examine adolescents' thoughts about and experiences with sexual pleasure, as well as their communication with partners about that topic. Adolescents' comments demonstrated that they experience difficulties with pleasure in their sexual relationships. Adolescents generally believed that men are more likely than women to feel pleasure due to differences that include biology, understanding of one's body, and control over partnered sexual behavior. Adolescents defined inequality of received pleasure differently and discussed contexts in which inequality may be acceptable. Adolescents expressed motivation to communicate with partners about sexual pleasure. However, their statements suggested they often lack the skills to do so. Future prevention and intervention programs should equip adolescents with skills to communicate with partners about sexual pleasure.
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- Ellen Saliares
- Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
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- Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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- University of Minnesota School of Nursing
- Healthy Youth Development – Prevention Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School
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- Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
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De Meyer S, Jaruseviciene L, Zaborskis A, Decat P, Vega B, Cordova K, Temmerman M, Degomme O, Michielsen K. A cross-sectional study on attitudes toward gender equality, sexual behavior, positive sexual experiences, and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in Bolivia and Ecuador. Glob Health Action 2014; 7:24089. [PMID: 25024066 PMCID: PMC4095758 DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.24089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is widely agreed upon that gender is a key aspect of sexuality however, questions remain on how gender exactly influences adolescents' sexual health. OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to study correlations between gender equality attitudes and sexual behavior, sexual experiences and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in 2 Latin American countries. DESIGN In 2011, a cross-sectional study was carried out among 5,913 adolescents aged 14-18 in 20 secondary schools in Cochabamba (Bolivia) and 6 secondary schools in Cuenca (Ecuador). Models were built using logistic regressions to assess the predictive value of attitudes toward gender equality on adolescents' sexual behavior, on experiences and on communication. RESULTS The analysis shows that sexually active adolescents who consider gender equality as important report higher current use of contraceptives within the couple. They are more likely to describe their last sexual intercourse as a positive experience and consider it easier to talk with their partner about sexuality than sexually experienced adolescents who are less positively inclined toward gender equality. These correlations remained consistent whether the respondent was a boy or a girl. Non-sexually active adolescents, who consider gender equality to be important, are more likely to think that sexual intercourse is a positive experience. They consider it less necessary to have sexual intercourse to maintain a relationship and find it easier to communicate with their girlfriend or boyfriend than sexually non-active adolescents who consider gender equality to be less important. Comparable results were found for boys and girls. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that gender equality attitudes have a positive impact on adolescents' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and wellbeing. Further research is necessary to better understand the relationship between gender attitudes and specific SRH outcomes such as unwanted teenage pregnancies and sexual pleasure among adolescents worldwide.
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- Sara De Meyer
- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;
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- Department of Family Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS), Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Family Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS), Kaunas, Lithuania
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- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
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- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Silveira LR, Romão APMS, Vieira CS, de Sá Rosa E Silva ACJ, Reis RM, Ferriani RA, Navarro PADAS, Lara LADS. Sexual function of women practicing sex in nonconventional settings. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2014; 41:294-303. [PMID: 24512136 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2014.889055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The quality of sexual intercourse in the context of conjugal visits by women to their jailed partners is unknown. This study aimed to assess the quality of the sex lives and psychological conditions of women attending conjugal visits with their jailed inmate partners. This controlled study involved 124 women between the ages of 18 to 40 years who engaged in sexual relations with their inmate partners (conjugal visit group) or with their partners at home (control group). Sexual function was assessed using a semi-structured questionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Index, and psychological parameters were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. The total Female Sexual Function Index scores was similar in the 2 groups. The percentage of women reporting good quality of the relationship was significantly higher in the conjugal visit group. Also, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale scores were higher in the conjugal visit group. Depression was a risk factor for sexual dysfunction and had a negative effect on scores in the desire, excitement, lubrication, and sexual satisfaction domains, whereas anxiety was associated with lower sexual desire scores. A regular + poor quality of the relationship and being religious were factors associated with sexual dysfunction. Sexual practices in jail were not a risk for sexual dysfunction in this sample.
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- Liliam Renata Silveira
- a Sexual Medicine Service of the Sector of Human Reproduction, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto , São Paulo University , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil
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Sandberg-Thoma SE, Kamp Dush CM. Casual sexual relationships and mental health in adolescence and emerging adulthood. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2013; 51:121-30. [PMID: 24168063 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2013.821440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Casual sexual relationships are relatively common in emerging adulthood. Yet the mental health implications of engaging in these relationships are unclear; past research has found negative associations, positive associations, or no association with mental health. In addition, little research has accounted for mental health status prior to entering casual sexual relationships. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 12,401), we measured mental health prior to engaging in casual sexual relationships and subsequent mental health after engaging in these relationships. We found that suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescence were associated with entrance into casual sexual relationships in emerging adulthood. Furthermore, casual sexual relationships were associated with an increased likelihood of reporting suicidal ideation in emerging adulthood.
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