Higher parental socioeconomic status accelerates sexual debut: Evidence from university students in Italy

Guetto, Raffaele; Vignoli, Daniele; Lachi, Alessio

doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2022.100461

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“…On the one hand, several SDT markers, such as cohabitation, childbearing within cohabitation, and union dissolution, are now spreading rapidly in Italy (Pirani and Vignoli 2016;Vignoli et al 2016;Caltabiano et al 2019;Pirani et al 2021). On the other hand, several more mechanical forces seem to be pushing in the opposite direction: the lowest-low Italian fertility (few women have more than one child and, by definition, childbearing across partnership is visible only from parity two); the ingrained postponement of the first child and the lengthy average marriage duration (which leaves little space for separation, remarriage, and a second child with another partner); and the low number of children outside unions and at young ages (due to Italian youths' effective and careful contraceptive use; Castiglioni et al 2001;Guetto et al 2022).…”

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“…In Italy, the Roman Catholic Church has maintained a stronger and more marked presence in the socialization of young people when compared with other European contexts, such as France or Spain (Caltabiano et al 2006), although the Church's force is gradually weakening (Minello et al 2020;Stranges and Vignoli 2020;Caltabiano and Dalla Zuanna 2021). Additionally, the role of normative parental pressures on children's decisions concerning family and sexual life is especially important there due to the strength of family ties and obligations (Guetto et al 2022). Parents tend to discourage non-normative behaviours in their offspring, and even adults tend to feel a high degree of parental pressure when making their own choices (Vignoli and Salvini 2014).…”

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Childbearing across partnerships in Italy: Prevalence, demographic correlates, and social gradient

Pirani

Vignoli

2022

Population Studies

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Studies of childbearing across partnerships-having children with more than one partner-have generally focused on countries with relatively high separation rates. We complement this previous research with analyses for Italy using nationally representative, retrospective data and event-history techniques. This study offers three key findings. First, we detected a non-negligible share of childbearing across partnerships, although at substantially lower levels relative to other wealthy countries (5 per cent of parents aged 25-54 with at least two children). Second, multivariate analyses revealed an impressive similarity to the demographic correlates found elsewhere. Finally, we showed that childbearing across partnerships was initiated by the 'social vanguard' of new family behaviours but then diffused among the least well-off. Overall, this paper adds to the growing literature on childbearing across partnerships by showing the phenomenon to be demographically and sociologically relevant, even in countries with strong family ties and a limited diffusion of union dissolution.

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Childbearing across partnerships in Italy: Prevalence, demographic correlates, and social gradient

Pirani

Vignoli

2022

Population Studies

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among High School students in Southern Italy: A cross-sectional survey

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Segala,

Guido

et al. 2024

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High School students, recognized as a high-risk group for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), were the focal point of an educational campaign in Southern Italy to share information and good practices about STIs and HIV/AIDS. A baseline survey comprising 76 items was conducted via the REDCap platform to assess students’ initial knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to STIs and HIV/AIDS. Sociodemographic variables were also investigated. The association between variables and KAP score was assessed by Kruskal-Wallis’ or Spearman’s test, as appropriate. An ordinal regression model was built to estimate the effect size, reported as odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI), for achieving higher KAP scores among students features. On a scale of 0 to 29, 1702 participants achieved a median KAP score of 14 points. Higher scores were predominantly reported by students from classical High Schools (OR 3.19, 95% C.I. 1.60–6.33, p<0.001). Additionally, elevated scores were associated with sexually active students (OR 1.48, 95% C.I. 1.12–1.96, p = 0.01), those vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (OR 2.47, 95% C.I. 1.89–3.24, p<0.001), those who had used emergency contraception (OR 1.56, 95% C.I. 1.09–2.24, p = 0.02, Table 2) and those obtaining information from TikTok (OR 1.62, 95% C.I. 1.14–2.30, p = 0.01). Conversely, being heterosexual was associated with an overall lower score (OR 0.48, 95% C.I. 0.32–0.73, p<0.001). High School students, often due to early sexual debut, seek information about HIV and STIs independently using social channels. However, the overall level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices remains low. Urgent school-based interventions are needed for this age group.

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Higher parental socioeconomic status accelerates sexual debut: Evidence from university students in Italy

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Childbearing across partnerships in Italy: Prevalence, demographic correlates, and social gradient

Childbearing across partnerships in Italy: Prevalence, demographic correlates, and social gradient

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among High School students in Southern Italy: A cross-sectional survey

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