Adolescent Predictors of Emerging Adult Sexual Patterns

Halpern, Carolyn Tucker; Waller, Martha W.; Spriggs, Aubrey L.; Hallfors, Denise Dion

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.08.005

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“…Previous studies have documented the influence of parents in shaping sexual scripts, not just in what they say directly but in their reactions to behaviors and their use of language and symbols (Crouter & Booth, 2006;Kimmel, 2007). Perceived parental disapproval is also a consistent predictor of sexual behaviors (Halpern, Waller, Spriggs, & Hallfors, 2006), which is pertinent as our study narratives consistently described not only the pervasive silence of families on the topic of masturbation but also reflected the assumption by participants that this silence implied disapproval.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…Perhaps because of the prevalence of sex-negative approaches in sex education (Russell, 2005), many young adults felt that it was not until college that they had access to more accurate information about masturbation and entered a more accepting atmosphere to explore its role in their sexual development. However, about 90% of young adults are already sexually active (Halpern et al, 2006), so college is a relatively late time to be learning basic facts about masturbation. Also, young adults who are not college bound may not obtain access to the information nor the environment that a college student has available.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Role of Masturbation in Healthy Sexual Development: Perceptions of Young Adults

2011

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Despite efforts to identify masturbation as a strategy to improve sexual health, promote relational intimacy, and reduce unwanted pregnancy, STIs, and HIV transmission, masturbation as a context for healthy sexual development has been met with silence or trepidation in the scientific and educational communities. Relegated to the realm of commercial media, rather than rational discourse in families, schools, and the general public, young people receive mixed messages about this non-reproductive sexual behavior. In order to explore how young adults have learned about masturbation and currently perceive masturbation, we conducted a grounded theory study of 72 college students (56 females; 16 males) enrolled in a human sexuality class. Findings revealed that a young adult's perceptions of and feelings toward masturbation were the result of a developmental process that included: (1) learning about the act of masturbation and how to do it, (2) learning and internalizing the social contradiction of stigma and taboo surrounding this pleasurable act, and (3) coming to terms with this tension between stigma and pleasure. Although nearly all participants learned about masturbation through the media and peers (not parents or teachers), gender was salient in coming to terms with the contradiction of stigma and pleasure. Most of the women reported either still struggling with the contradiction or accepting it as normal. Most of the men recognized the beneficial aspects for healthy sexual development that result from masturbation. Both male and female participants identified differential sexual scripts as contributing to the double standard.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Masturbation in Healthy Sexual Development: Perceptions of Young Adults

2011

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“…We created dummy variables for four categories of race/ethnicity. 32 We based socioeconomic background of the respondent's family on highest educational attainment for either parent coded using the same categories as respondent education. 25 Recent immigration status was a dichotomous variable, as was language of survey administration.…”

Section: Control Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developmental Disabilities and Socioeconomic Outcomes in Young Adulthood

2015

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Objective. We assessed the associations between developmental disabilities and indicators of socioeconomic outcomes (i.e., educational attainment, employment status, occupation type, subjective perception of socioeconomic status [SES], income, and wage rate) among young U.S. adults aged 24-33 years.Methods. We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n513,040), a nationally representative study of U.S. adolescents in grades 7-12 during the 1994-1995 school year. Young adult outcomes (i.e., educational attainment, employment status, income, occupation, and subjective SES) were measured in Wave IV (2008 for those aged 24-33 years). Multivariate methods controlled for sociodemographic characteristics and other relevant variables.Results. Nearly 12% of this sample presented with a physical or cognitive disability. Respondents with physical disabilities had lower educational attainment (odds ratio [OR] 5 0.69, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.57, 0.85) and ranked themselves in lower positions on the subjective SES ladder (OR50.71, 95% CI 0.57, 0.87) than those without a physical disability. Compared with individuals without disabilities, young adults with a cognitive disability also had lower educational attainment (OR50.41, 95% CI 0.33, 0.52) and, when employed, were less likely to have a professional/managerial occupation (OR50.50, 95% CI 0.39, 0.64). Young adults with disabilities also earned less annually (2$10,419.05, 95% CI 2$4,954.79, 2$5,883.37) and hourly (2$5.38, 95% CI 2$7.64, 2$3.12) than their non-disabled counterparts.Conclusion. This study highlights the importance of considering multiple developmental experiences that may contribute to learning and work achievements through the transition from adolescence to young adulthood.

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“…Increased religiosity (including religious attendance and prayer/meditation) has been associated with delayed sexual intercourse initiation (Halpern, Waller, Spriggs, & Hallfors, 2006), fewer number of sexual partners (Weeden, Cohen, & Kenrick, 2008) and less pre-marital sexual activity (Barkan, 2006;1031Mental Health, Religion & Culture Bryant et al, 2003. Some research suggests that this relationship is stronger for females (Rostosky, Wilcox, Wright, & Randall, 2004;Vazsonyi & Jenkins, 2010) and differ based on ethnic group (McCree, Wingood, DiClemente, Davies, & Harrington, 2003;Villarruel, Jemmott, Jemmott, & Ronis, 2007).…”

Section: Religious Behaviours and Health Behavioursmentioning

confidence: 99%