Correlates of Precoital Behaviors, Intentions, and Sexual Initiation Among Thai Adolescents

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ID11670681
AutoresKatharine A Atwood (Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Louisville, KY, autor correspondente), Rick Zimmerman (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond), Rick S Zimmerman (0000-0002-2137-2802, Virginia Commonwealth University), Pamela K Cupp (Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Louisville, KY), Warunee Fongkaew (0000-0002-4530-6092, Chaing Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand), Brenda A Miller (0000-0002-6125-3824, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA), Hilary F Byrnes (0000-0001-6236-641X, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA), A Chamratrithirong (0000-0001-5094-8770, Mahidol University), Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich (Mahidol University, Nakhorn Prathom, Thailand), Nonthathorn Chaiphet (PIRE Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand), Michael J Rosati (Rajanukul Institute, Bangkok, Thailand), Warunee Chookhare (CSN & Associates, Bangkok, Thailand)
Ano2010
Volume32
Fascículo3
Páginas364-386
Data de publicação2010-12-26
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431610393248
OpenAlexW2074710141
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas37

This paper examines the risk and protective factors associated with sexual behaviors among Thai youth ages 13-14 (N=420) living in Bangkok, Thailand. Cross-sectional data were collected using a random sample of households methodology. Three outcomes were assessed: (1) intention to engage in sexual intercourse, (2) pre-coital behaviors, and (3) sexual initiation. Bivariate analysis indicated that parental disapproval of sex, exposure to pornographic media, refusal self-efficacy and having a boyfriend/girlfriend had the strongest relationships with all three outcomes. Multivariate analyses found that parental disapproval of sex and exposure to pornographic media (internet or TV) were significantly associated with all three outcomes. Having a boyfriend or girlfriend was associated with pre-coital behaviors and intentions and sexual refusal self efficacy was correlated with pre-coital behaviors only. The potential competing influences of parent disapproval and exposure to pornographic media on adolescent sexual behaviors should be considered when adapting HIV prevention interventions for Thai youth

Bivariate analysis · Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Multivariate analysis · Population · Pornography · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Risky sexual behavior · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Sexually active · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology