Having Sex and Condom Use: Potential Risks and Benefits Reported by Young, Sexually Inexperienced Adolescents

Widdice, Lea E.; Cornell, Jodi L.; Liang, Wendra; Halpern‐Felsher, Bonnie

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.03.016

Cited by 31 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…These include individual factors such as adolescent psychosocial characteristics, attitudes and beliefs, as well as contextual factors such as family structure, peer and romantic relationships, peer norms, and media exposure. [22][23][24] Beliefs about reduced risk after HPV vaccination simply may not play an important enough role to influence sexual behaviors, in the context of these more significant factors. In addition, the theory of risk homeostasis was developed in the area of road safety research and through studies conducted largely in adult populations.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Perceptions and Subsequent Sexual Behaviors After HPV Vaccination in Adolescents

et al. 2014

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Concerns have been raised that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination could lead to riskier behaviors in vaccinated adolescents, but it is unknown whether changes in risk perceptions after vaccination lead to riskier sexual behaviors.WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Risk perceptions following HPV vaccination were not associated with subsequent riskier sexual behaviors in sexually experienced and inexperienced young women. These data contribute to the growing evidence that HPV vaccination does not lead to changes in sexual behaviors among adolescents. abstract OBJECTIVES: Concerns have been raised that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination could lead to altered risk perceptions and an increase in risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. The aim of this study was to assess whether adolescent risk perceptions after the first vaccine dose predicted subsequent sexual behaviors.METHODS: Young women 13 to 21 years of age (N = 339) completed questionnaires immediately after HPV vaccination, and 2 and 6 months later, assessing demographic characteristics, knowledge/attitudes about HPV vaccination, risk perceptions, and sexual behaviors. Risk perceptions were measured by using 2 5-item scales assessing: (1) perceived risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI) other than HPV, and (2) perceived need for safer sexual behaviors after HPV vaccination. We assessed associations between risk perceptions at baseline and sexual behaviors over the next 6 months by using logistic regression, stratifying participants by sexual experience at baseline and age (13-15 vs 16-21 years).RESULTS: Among all sexually inexperienced participants (42.5%), baseline risk perceptions were not associated with subsequent sexual initiation; in age-stratified analyses, girls 16 to 21 years of age who reported lower perceived risk for other STI (an inappropriate perception) were less likely to initiate sex (odds ratio [OR] 0.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.03-0.69). Among all sexually experienced participants (57.5%) and in age-stratified analyses, baseline risk perceptions were not associated with subsequent number of sexual partners or condom use.CONCLUSIONS: Risk perceptions after HPV vaccination were not associated with riskier sexual behaviors over the subsequent 6 months in this study sample.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Perceptions and Subsequent Sexual Behaviors After HPV Vaccination in Adolescents

et al. 2014

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Such quantitative data may, however, mask the persistence of gender differences in roles and expectations in the west. Quantitative data from Sohn hint that Koreans' sexual behaviour reflects a traditional society, but qualitative information from Marston and others suggest that these gender norms are universal 2,7,8 . The universality of gender roles and expectations about sexual activity raises important questions as to the validity of gender as a construct.…”

Section: Guest Editorialmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sex, Gender and Condom Use

Phillips

2007

Asia Pac J Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…By contrast, they contend that adolescents do possess the cognition to make decisions about their sexual behavior, including sexual initiation (Gonzaga, Turner, Keltner, Campos, & Altemus, 2006;Kinsman, Romer, Furstenberg, & Schwarz, 1998;Ott, Millstein, Ofner, & Halpern-Felsher, 2006 ) and use of safer sex methods to prevent pregnancy and STI (Gordon, 1990;Gruber & Chambers, 1987;Pestrak & Martin, 1985). Previous research finds that adolescents report psychosocial benefits from engaging in sex at the individual (fun, pleasure, sexual experience), interpersonal (increased closeness and enhancement of a relationship) and social level (increased social standing) (Cooper, Shapiro, & Powers, 1998;Kinsman et al, 1998;Undie, Crichton, & Zulu, 2007;Useche, Alzate, & Villegas, 1990;Widdice, Cornell, Liang, & Halpern-Felsher, 2006). Contending that adolescents follow a developmental continuum from abstinence to readiness to sexual activity, researchers have found that teens consider abstinence as a period when they are curious about sexual intercourse and evaluate their readiness for it (Ott & Pfeiffer, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

our clothes are going to magically come off": An Exploratory Study of U.S. Latino Adolescents' Reasons for Having or not Having First-time Vaginal Intercourse

Useche

Medina

Ross³

et al. 2014

Univ Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

US Latino adolescents have higher teenage birthrates and higher probabilities for early sexual initiation, compared to other racial/ethnic groups. Understanding their reasons for delaying or initiating first-time vaginal intercourse is important in designing culturally relevant health promotion programs. Using qualitative methods, we analyzed 21 semi-structured interviews with US Latino adolescents regarding their sexual debuts. Seven had sexually debuted, acknowledging sexual feelings of desire, curiosity and pleasure for their romantic partner. The remaining 14 had not debuted citing reasons of self-interest reasons and external prohibitive factors. Eight out of 14 also attributed their status to not being in a romantic relationship. Our findings suggest several areas for increased discussion including how romantic relationships and Latino cultural values influence sexual initiation and the use of contraception. These findings could improve health promotion programs by identifying critical elements that may resonate with US Latino adolescent socio-cultural values and sexual development.

show abstract

Having Sex and Condom Use: Potential Risks and Benefits Reported by Young, Sexually Inexperienced Adolescents

Cited by 31 publications

References 19 publications

Risk Perceptions and Subsequent Sexual Behaviors After HPV Vaccination in Adolescents

Risk Perceptions and Subsequent Sexual Behaviors After HPV Vaccination in Adolescents

Sex, Gender and Condom Use

our clothes are going to magically come off": An Exploratory Study of U.S. Latino Adolescents' Reasons for Having or not Having First-time Vaginal Intercourse

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About