Adolescents Dealing with Sexuality Issues: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece

Τσίτσικα, Άρτεμις; Greydanus, Donald E.; Konstantoulaki, Eleftheria; Bountziouka, Vassiliki; Deligiannis, Ioannis; Dimitrakopoulou, Vasiliki; Critselis, Elena; Tounissidou, Despoina; Tsolia, Marisa; Papaevagelou, V.; Constantopoulos, A; Kafetzis, Dimitrios

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2010.03.001

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“…This finding is supported by earlier research showing that adolescents from two-parent families were less likely to have sex and had fewer sexual partners (Price & Hyde, 2009;Haglund & Ferring, 2010). Similar findings from a Greek study showed that adolescents with an unstable home environment, due to divorce, recent death, or not living with their mother, were more likely to be sexually active (Tsitsika et al, 2010). Cavazos-Regh et al (2010) claimed that living with both parents was a protective factor, except for when the mother was very young, poorly educated, or if either of the parents had alcohol use disorder.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Sexual behaviour, debut and identity among Swedish Schoolchildren

Kastbom¹

2015

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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Background: Sexual behaviour among schoolchildren and adolescents is a sparsely researched area and there are delicate methodological obstacles and ethical concerns when conducting such research. Still it is a subject that engages both parents and professionals. A sexualized behaviour or an early sexual debut (younger than 14 years) can be a sign of sexual abuse. It is therefore of importance to describe what is common and what is uncommon sexual behaviour among children and what the consequences of an early or a late sexual debut may be for the individual upon reaching late adolescence. Adolescents who identify themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are also a group that needs further attention and research since they are often described as having a lower quality of life and more often experience child abuse than heterosexual teens. Aims: The research leading to this thesis had four goals: 1) to elucidate the sexual behaviour of children between the ages of 7 and 13 as observed by their parents, 2) to investigate the relationship between an early sexual debut (before 14 years of age) and socio-demographic data, sexual experience, health, experience of child abuse and behaviour at 18-years-of-age, 3) to explore associations with no sexual debut (no oral, vaginal or anal sex) at the age of 18, and 4) to describe the relationship between sexual identification and socio-demographic background data, sexual behaviour, health and health behaviour, experiences of child sexual and/or physical abuse and present behaviour among Swedish adolescents. Methods: The parents of 418 children answered questionnaires about their child’s behaviour, both general and sexual, and a sample of 3432 Swedish high school students completed a survey about sexuality, health and abuse at the age of 18. In addition, 362 members of the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) completed the same survey at a mean age of 21.4 years. Results: Most of the sexual behaviours among the schoolchildren were common, and in part related to, or varied with, age and gender. A small number of sexual behaviours often referred to as sexualised or problematic behaviours (for example, kissing adults with the tongue, imitating intercourse, masturbating in public, and touching other children’s genitals with the mouth) were found to be very unusual or not reported by any parent in this normative group of Swedish children. Among the adolescents, an early debut (younger than 14 years of age) correlated positively with number of partners, experience of oral and anal sex, smoking, drug and alcohol use and antisocial behaviour, such as being violent, lying, stealing and running away from home. Girls with an early sexual debut had significantly more experience of sexual abuse while boys with an early sexual debut were more likely to have a weak sense of coherence, low self-esteem and poor mental health, together with experience of sexual abuse, selling sex and physical abuse. A multiple logistic regression model showed that a number...

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Sexual behaviour, debut and identity among Swedish Schoolchildren

Kastbom¹

2015

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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“…Only a few of the included studies assessed a wider range of sexual behavior outcomes, including kissing, petting, oral sex, and intercourse (see Table 5.1; for example, Akers et al, 2011; DiIorio, Dudley, Soet, & McCarty, 2004; Lyons et al, 2011; Tsitsika et al, 2010), but in most studies, these non-coital behaviors were assessed only for the study participants themselves and not for their peers (for exceptions, see Table 5.1; for example, Bersamin, Walker, Waiters, Fisher, & Grube, 2005; O’Sullivan & Brooks-Gunn, 2005; Prinstein, Meade, & Cohen, 2003). In addition, most of these studies did not report separate effect sizes for each sexual behavior.…”

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A Meta-Analysis of the Relations Between Three Types of Peer Norms and Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Bongardt

Reitz

Sandfort

et al. 2014

Pers Soc Psychol Rev

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The aim of the present meta-analysis was to investigate the associations between three types of peer norms–descriptive norms (peer sexual behaviors), injunctive norms (peer sexual attitudes), and peer pressure to have sex–and two adolescent sexual behavior outcomes (sexual activity and sexual risk behavior). Adolescent sexual activity was more strongly associated with descriptive norms (ESrfixed = .40) than with injunctive norms (ESrfixed = .22) or peer pressure (ESrfixed = .10). Compared with the sexual activity outcome, the effect size for descriptive norms (peer sexual risk behavior) for sexual risk behavior was smaller (ESrfixed = .11). Age, gender, peer type, and socio-cultural context significantly moderated these associations. Additional analyses of longitudinal studies suggested that selection effects were stronger than socialization effects. These findings offer empirical support for the conceptual distinction between three types of peer norms and hold important implications for theory, research, and intervention strategies.

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“…As the age of sexual initiation decreases, so does the age of self exploration [5]. Comparison with images shown in the internet is inevitable.…”

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Protruding labia minora: abnormal or just uncool?

Michala

Koliantzaki

Antsaklis

2011

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

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There is a wide variety in the appearance of normal female external genitalia. Nevertheless a specific prototype is promoted by the media, leading to a false sense that all other appearances are abnormal. As adolescents become sexually aware at an earlier age, most of them are worried about the appearance of their genitalia, especially when labia minora protrude beyond labia majora. This is a prospective audit of adolescents presenting for assessment of their perceived abnormal genitalia. Sixteen girls aged 10.2 to 17.8 years presented between June 2009 and December 2010 to a specialist adolescent gynecology service. Their mean labial width was 36 mm (range: 20-55 mm). In six girls, the reason for attending the service was inequality of the size of labia ranging between 6 mm and 35 mm (mean of 20 mm). Among the remaining 10 girls, the concern had arisen through comparison with a prepubescent sibling (one case), change of genitalia during puberty (four cases), looking at internet pictures (four cases), and looking at an anatomy book (one case). Risks of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery (FGCS) have not been adequately documented, especially with regards to sexual function and long-term patient satisfaction. External genitalia are likely to change during puberty and therefore, any genital operation in the absence of clear pathology should be deferred until adulthood. Even then, women should have clear expectations of what will be achieved with the operation in terms of appearance and function.

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Adolescents Dealing with Sexuality Issues: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Sexual behaviour, debut and identity among Swedish Schoolchildren

Sexual behaviour, debut and identity among Swedish Schoolchildren

A Meta-Analysis of the Relations Between Three Types of Peer Norms and Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Protruding labia minora: abnormal or just uncool?

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