Predictors of teen sexual behavior

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ID11338223
AuthorsAndrew Langan (Mathematica Policy Research, corresponding author), Marina Mileo Gorzig (0000-0002-6294-3659, Mathematica Policy Research, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume156
Pages107247
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren and Youth Services Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-7409 • E-ISSN: 1873-7765
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107247
PMID40843098
OpenAlexW4387847193
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

Current behavior, not knowledge or beliefs about sex, best predicts future behavior. It can be difficult to evaluate the impact of programs designed to delay sexual initiation among younger adolescents because sexual behaviors often occur at older ages. Our results suggest that pre-sexual behaviors are strongly predictive of subsequent sexual initiation and having sex without a condom, so these could be used as outcome measures for identifying high-risk students or evaluating interventions among younger adolescents. Additionally, our results show that lasso can be a useful technique to identify subgroup differences in the relationship between predictors and future sexual activity and for prioritizing variables to collect in a survey

Condom · Developmental psychology · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Ordinary least squares · Population · Psychological intervention · Statistics · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology

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