Sociodemographic Factors, Attitudes, and Expectations Toward Adolescent Coitus

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ID15330237
AuthorsGraham Watts (0000-0002-5153-8279, corresponding author), Graham F Watts, Stephen Nagy (0000-0002-1533-2927)
Year2000
Volume24
Issue4
Pages309-317
Publication date2000-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359
PublisherPNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5993/ajhb.24.4.7
OpenAlexW2317009476
LanguageEN
Citations received9

The objective of this study is to examine the effects of race gender and family structure on attitude toward coitus and peer and parent-guardian-expectations regarding coitus among adolescents. The 1998 Alabama Adolescent Survey was used to collect data. Respondents included 2146 9th and 10th grade students who attended public high schools in Alabama. MANOVA analyses indicated significant main and interactive effects of gender race and family structure on attitude toward coitus and parent-guardian expectation regarding coitus. The interactive nature of the independent variables highlighted a complex relationship between family structure ethnicity gender and attitude toward coitus and parent-guardian expectations. Implications for intervention are presented. (authors)

Adolescent development · Developmental psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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