Sexual activities and preferences in a United Kingdom sample of 16 to 20-year-olds

Breakwell, Glynis M.; Fife‐Schaw, Chris

doi:10.1007/bf01542997

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“…A representative sample of one gender in a population is expected to differ from a representative sample of the opposite gender's partners, at least in relation to age and number of partners . In studies where representativeness of couples could be obtained, similar reporting for both genders has been found (Breakwell and Fife-Schaw, 1992). Such a situation is very improbable in our case, since the multiple partners of the women studied here are not necessarily men with multiple partners, and vice versa.…”

Section: Gender Reporting Differencessupporting

confidence: 65%

“…These figures are rather low compared to other surveys (Breakwell and Fife-Schaw, 1992;Catania et al, 1990). The highest rates were from women, for questions on practice-by-practice condom use.…”

Section: Limitationscontrasting

confidence: 55%

“…The ACSF participation rate was 76.6% (ACSF Investigators, 1992), which is higher than or equivalent to rates obtained in most surveys on adult populations (Breakwell and Fife-Schaw, 1992;Catania et al, 1992aCatania et al, , 1992bCatania et al, , 1990De Vroome et al, 1990;Johnson et al, 1992;Levy et al, 1988;Melbye and Biggar, 1992;Quenel et al, 1991;Sundet et al, 1989). Such a high rate in a telephone survey might be due to the use of an advance letter and to the suitable wording of this letter (ACSF Group, 1992;Groves et al, 1988).…”

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 80%

“…Gender reporting differences have been interpreted differently (Breakwell and Fife-Schaw, 1992;Catania et al, 1990;Gagnon and Simon, 1987;Johnson et aL, 1990;Lagrange, 1991). Both social desirability and self-presentation biases might explain sexual bragging among some men (Catania et aL, 1990;Lagrange, 1991), while some women might fear being considered "loose women" if they report some specific practices in which they actually indulged (Catania et al, 1990).…”

Section: Gender Reporting Differencesmentioning

confidence: 96%

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Partner-specific sexual practices among heterosexual men and women with multiple partners: Results from the French national survey, ACSF

Messiah

Pelletier

1996

Arch Sex Behav

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Heterosexual men and women with several partners are at risk of acquiring and transmitting sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. Risk depends on parameters such as the sexual practices themselves which may vary according to the type of partner (regular vs. casual). It is therefore important to describe the sexual practices and identify the correlations between the type of partner and these practices among heterosexuals with multiple partners. A subsample of all subjects having had at least two sexual partners during the previous year (n = 1644) was obtained from the ACSF survey (n = 20,055), the French national telephone survey on sexual behavior conducted between September 1991 and February 1992. Questions concerned in particular sexual practices of the last encounter as well as type of partner. Petting and vaginal penetration were almost systematic, mutual manual stimulation and orogenital sex were common, while self-masturbation and anal sex were infrequent. On average, a condom was seldom used. However, it was used more often when the partner was occasional. Nonpenetrative and oral practices were also more frequent with occasional partners. Women tended to report lower frequencies of practices and of condom use than men. A subset of heterosexuals with multiple partners engaged in safe sex. Practices tend to be partner-specific, with safer sex practices more likely to occur with occasional partners, although the magnitude of the difference is moderate.

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Section: Gender Reporting Differencessupporting

confidence: 65%

Section: Limitationscontrasting

confidence: 55%

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 80%

Section: Gender Reporting Differencesmentioning

confidence: 96%

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Partner-specific sexual practices among heterosexual men and women with multiple partners: Results from the French national survey, ACSF

Messiah

Pelletier

1996

Arch Sex Behav

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“…The small number of studies with nonhomeless youth that have included a measure of anal sex have revealed lower levels of anal sex (and unprotected anal sex) than were found in this group (e.g. Rosenthal et al 1990, Breakwell andFife-Shaw 1992).…”

Section: Survey Resultsmentioning

confidence: 94%

'I'd never share a needle'…[but I often have unsafe sex]: Considering the paradox of young people's sex and drugs talk

Hillier

Dempsey²,

Harrison³

1999

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Results from a national survey of young homeless people aged between 12 and 25 in Australia, revealed a marked contrast between the mainly safe injecting practices and the mainly unsafe sexual practices of a subgroup who injected drugs. This paper offers an analysis of the selfreported sexual and drug injecting behaviours of 178 young people and the qualitative accounts of injecting drug use and sexual behaviour of a smaller group of thirty who were interviewed as part of the larger sample. Young people's stories of the culture and practices surrounding injecting were encouraging in the attention given to notions of responsibility and care for others, and a coherent discourse of belief in`safe' injecting practices was evident. A notion of the`druggie' or responsible drug user was contrasted with the`junkie' or irresponsible user, within the culture of drug use described. Conversely, reported sexual behaviours revealed neither consistent discourses about safe sex, nor an unambiguously expressed personal commitment to safe sex. Analysis of the differences between sex and drug use talk, and the potential implications for intervention, are considered.

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Sex Education in theUnitedKingdom andUnitedStates

Measor

2016

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies

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Sex education is defined in different ways at different times and remains controversial in the education systems of many countries. What it should contain is contested and the aims of sex education are not agreed upon. This entry aims to outline the areas of controversy and indicate what academic research can contribute to our knowledge of adolescent sexual cultures and the needs young people have for both sexuality and relationships education. It argues that research can shed light on the controversies that limit sex education schemes. It finally considers the implications of accessible pornography for sex education schemes.

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Sexual activities and preferences in a United Kingdom sample of 16 to 20-year-olds

Cited by 38 publications

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Partner-specific sexual practices among heterosexual men and women with multiple partners: Results from the French national survey, ACSF

Partner-specific sexual practices among heterosexual men and women with multiple partners: Results from the French national survey, ACSF

'I'd never share a needle'…[but I often have unsafe sex]: Considering the paradox of young people's sex and drugs talk

Sex Education in theUnitedKingdom andUnitedStates

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