Testing Putative Causal Associations of Risk Factors for Early Intercourse in the Study of Twin Adults
Genes and Environment (STAGE)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8357019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelly L Donahue, 健太郎 石川, Brian M D’onofrio (0000-0002-5248-7434), 尚道 村田, Paul Lichtenstein (0000-0003-3037-5287), 大介 吉松, Niklas Långström (0000-0002-2686-6799), 浩荘 白石, 俊 米谷, 美惠 向井 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-44 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-012-9947-1 |
| PMID | 22441771 |
| PMCID | PMC3473173 |
| OpenAlex | W22441771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 44 |
Adverse childhood experiences and substance use have been identified as potential causal risk factors for early-onset sexual intercourse. While it is possible that exposure to these risk factors directly increases the likelihood of engaging in early intercourse, an alternative explanation is that observed associations between these variables are due to shared familial confounds. These unmeasured confounds may increase the likelihood of being exposed to these risk factors and of engaging in early intercourse. Participants drawn from a population-based study of Swedish adult twins (ages 19-47 years; N = 12,126) reported on their history of exposure to early physical and sexual trauma, cigarette use, and cannabis use. We investigated the nature of the association between these risk factors and young age at first intercourse, using a comparison of twins differentially exposed to each risk factor. When compared to non-exposed, unrelated individuals, participants who reported adverse childhood experiences or who engaged in early cigarette use or cannabis use were more likely to engage in early intercourse. However, co-twin comparisons indicated that observed associations between these risk factors and early intercourse may be due to familial factors shared within twin pairs, and risk factor exposure may not lead directly to early intercourse. Our results suggest that preventing trauma exposure or preventing or delaying adolescents' cigarette smoking or cannabis use may not effectively delay intercourse onset; instead, other aspects of the adolescent's environment should be addressed
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |