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Adolescents' Transition to First Intercourse, Religiosity, and Attitudes about Sex
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Using two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines two sets of relationships between attitudes, religiosity, and first sex among adolescents. First, I estimate the effects of religiosity and attitudes about sex on the likelihood of engaging in first sex. Then, I estimate the effect of having sex on subsequent religiosity and attitudes. The findings are consistent with past research that finds attitudes are a significant predictor of sexual activity. The effect of religiosity on first sex is mediated by attitudes about sex. Regarding reciprocal effects, having sex for the first time has a significant effect on later attitudes, but not religiosity. This study highlights the importance of going beyond traditional, recursive models that consider only one side of a causal relationship.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Meier, A. M.
- Venue
- Social Forces
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2003-03-01
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1031-1052
- ISSN
- 0037-7732 (ISSN-L)
- 1534-7605
- OpenAlex
- W2171880270
- Cited by
- 245
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 18.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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