Psychosocial factors associated with sexual behaviour in early adolescence

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F11%3A33141771" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/11:33141771 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13625187.2011.586076" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13625187.2011.586076</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13625187.2011.586076" target="_blank" >10.3109/13625187.2011.586076</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Psychosocial factors associated with sexual behaviour in early adolescence

Original language description

Objectives To compare the psychosocial characteristics of sexually inexperienced adolescents with those of youths who had had sex, whether safe or unsafe. Methods We gathered information on self-esteem, well-being, social support, family structure, educational aspiration, parental education and sexual behaviour of 2318 adolescents (mean-age 14.3 years) attending elementary school in Slovakia. Those who reported having had first sex after a relationship shorter than one month, who reported sex after alcohol consumption, who had had four or more sexual partners or who inconsistently used a condom were considered to have engaged in unsafe sex. Results Respondents who were younger, female, reported living in an intact family or having a higher level of social support from family were more likely to still be virgins. Adolescents who had sex, whether safe or unsafe, had similar psychosocial characteristics. Those who reported a higher level of positive self-esteem or social support from frie

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/EE.2.3.20.0063" target="_blank" >EE.2.3.20.0063: Social determinants of health among social and health disadvantaged groups of population</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2011

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

ISSN

1362-5187

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

16

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

298-306

UT code for WoS article

000292937100008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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