Antecedents of Adolescent Initiation of Sex, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy

The Association of Religiosity, Sexual Education, and Parental Factors with Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults

“…Youths who talked to their parents about delaying sexual activity and were taught at home how to say no to sex were less likely to have experienced intercourse than their peers (Aspy et al 2007). Adolescents who perceived that their parents opposed premarital sex were less likely to be sexually active than adolescents whose parents had more permissive attitudes (Kirby 2002;Weinstein and Thornton 1989). Parental sexuality education may be protective.…”

“…Broadly, religiosity may be defined as a set of institutionalized beliefs, doctrines and rituals, and ethical standards for how to live a good life (Holder et al 2000). Most research supported that adolescents who were more religious tended to delay sexual activity (Kirby 2002;Rostosky et al 2004). For male and female teens, frequent attendance at religious services and religious youth activities, higher levels of importance of religion in daily life and religious feelings, and increased adherence to religious teachings were all significantly related to decreased rates of voluntary sexual debut (Fehring et al 1998;Holder et al 2000;Lammers et al 2000;Lefkowitz et al 2004;McCree et al 2003;Nonnemaker et al 2003;Rostosky et al 2003).…”

“…In most studies, living with two parents was found to be protective. Youths who lived with two parents were more likely to either have a later age at sexual debut or remained virginal at the time of the study than their peers who did not live with both parents (Aspy et al 2007;Blum et al 2000;Kinsman et al 1998;Kirby 2002;Lammers et al 2000;Raine et al 1999).…”

Pregnancy Among Unmarried Adolescents and Young Adults

“…Parental monitoring and supervision are important ways for keeping adolescents from risky situations and activities while the teen develops responsible decisionmaking skills. Association of lack of appropriate parental supervision and control and adolescent sexual activity has been shown in different studies [7][8][9].…”

The Dimensions, Perfidy and Ramifications of Teenage Pregnancies with Examples from a Few Countries of the Globe. A Literature Review

“…Undeniably, parental practices impact both the emotional and social development of adolescents. Parents or societies with set norms to enforce rules and monitor behaviour can positively impact sexual behaviour of adolescents (Kirby, 2002).…”