TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent religiosity and sexuality
T2 - An investigation of reciprocal influences
AU - Hardy, Sam A.
AU - Raffaelli, Marcela
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Lisa Crockett and Brian Wilcox for their comments on several earlier drafts. The authors also appreciate the statistical and methodological consultation offered by Calvin Garbin. This research was funded by a grant to M. Raffaelli and L. J. Crockett from the National Institutes of Mental Health (1-RO1-MH62977-02).
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - The present study examined potential bi-directional associations between religiosity and first sexual intercourse. The sample, drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, included 303 teens (22% Hispanic, 35% Black, 43% White; 53% male) aged 15-16 in 1996 and 17-18 in 1998. All teens included in the sample were virgins at Time 1. In the longitudinal analyses, higher Time 1 religiosity (a composite of importance of religion and frequency of church attendance) was associated with a lower likelihood of first sexual intercourse between Time 1 and Time 2. However, transition to sexual activity between Time 1 and Time 2 was not significantly related to Time 2 religiosity. Thus, results do not support a bi-directional association; instead, it appears that teens with higher levels of religiosity tend to delay sexual involvement more than those with lower levels of religiosity.
AB - The present study examined potential bi-directional associations between religiosity and first sexual intercourse. The sample, drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, included 303 teens (22% Hispanic, 35% Black, 43% White; 53% male) aged 15-16 in 1996 and 17-18 in 1998. All teens included in the sample were virgins at Time 1. In the longitudinal analyses, higher Time 1 religiosity (a composite of importance of religion and frequency of church attendance) was associated with a lower likelihood of first sexual intercourse between Time 1 and Time 2. However, transition to sexual activity between Time 1 and Time 2 was not significantly related to Time 2 religiosity. Thus, results do not support a bi-directional association; instead, it appears that teens with higher levels of religiosity tend to delay sexual involvement more than those with lower levels of religiosity.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.09.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 14643743
AN - SCOPUS:0346777322
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 26
SP - 731
EP - 739
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 6
ER -