The effect of sexual abstinence on females' educational attainment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10968433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph J Sabia (0000-0001-9319-5211, American University, Department of Public Administration & Policy, School of Public Affairs, 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 336 Ward Circle Building, Washington, DC 20016, corresponding author), Daniel I Rees (0000-0002-9166-6013, University of Colorado Denver) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 695-715 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/dem.0.0072 |
| PMID | 20084825 |
| OpenAlex | W2079543629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 44 |
A number of studies have shown that teenagers who abstain from sex are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college than their sexually active peers. However, it is unclear whether this association represents a causal relationship or can be explained by unmeasured heterogeneity. We employ a variety of statistical techniques to distinguish between these hypotheses, using data on females from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Our results provide evidence that delaying first intercourse leads to an increased likelihood of graduating from high school. This relationship appears to be strongest among respondents in the bottom third of the ability distribution. Controlling for fertility reduces, but does not eliminate, the estimated effect of delaying intercourse
Abstinence · Association (psychology · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Educational attainment · Family planning · Fertility · Longitudinal study · National Longitudinal Surveys · Population · Psychiatry · Research methodology · Sexual abstinence · Sexual intercourse · Sexually active · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |