scholarly journals General characteristics of adolescent sexual behavior: National survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 137 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miodrag Stankovic ◽  
Srbobran Miljkovic ◽  
Grozdanko Grbesa ◽  
Aleksandar Visnjic
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexual Disorders ◽  
National Study ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

Introduction. Investigation of adolescent sexual behavior carried out on a large sample is primarily motivated by health and social problems which can occur when young people practice sex without protection and necessary information. There is no data that the national study on adolescent sexual behavior has been conducted in the Serbian speaking area. Objective. Monitoring and follow-up of trends in adolescent sexual behavior. Methods. The investigation sample comprised 1101 adolescents (472 male and 629 female), aged 13-25 years. As an instrument of polling, the questionnaire 'Sexual Behavior' was used specifically designed for the purpose of this investigation. Results. Eighty-four percent of males and 65% of females reported having sexual experience. The age of the first sexual experience, total number of partners, number of sexual partners in the last year and the last month were investigated, and the number of loved and sexual partner compared. In addition, the length of foreplay, frequency of sexual activity, masturbation, sexual dreams and sexual daydreams and engagement into alternative sexual activities (oral sex, anal sex, group sex, exchange of partners) were estimated, as well as the reasons for their practicing. Sexual desire and its correlation with personality dimensions, the frequency of sexual disorders (erectile and ejaculation problems, anorgasmia), abortion, rape and identification of the rapist, the use of condoms and other methods of contraception were assessed. Conclusion. It could be postulated that biological influence on sexual behavior is powerful and resistant to the influence of time and place, as well as socio-cultural religious influences. A high rate of premarital sexual activity with a number of sexual partners, a relatively low rate of condom use and the fact that 4% of the female adolescents in this sample had an induced abortion suggest that there are gaps in the education provided to adolescents about sexual and reproductive risks within the Serbian speaking territory. An alarming statistic is that 5% of the female adolescents in this sample reported that they had been raped, or forced to participate in non-consensual sex within an ongoing relationship with a regular partner. There is a need for systemic changes within the field of sexual education and protection from sexually risky behavior among young adults.

scholarly journals Characteristics of sexual behavior among teenagers in Belgrade

2004 ◽  
Vol 57 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 592-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Bjekic ◽  
Hristina Vlajinac ◽  
Sandra Sipetic ◽  
Jelena Marinkovic
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
First Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Female Teenagers

Introduction The risks associated with teenage sex include pregnancy and a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Material and methods The study compared female teenagers: 32 with STDs and 90 with fungal skin infections who were treated in the City Center for Skin and Venereal Diseases in Belgrade from January 2000 to June 2001. An anonymous questionnaire was used to collect data and an univariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Results The mean age of participants was 18.2 years. About 40% of respondents reported to have their first sexual intercourse at the age of 14-16 years. The majority of cases and controls had one or two partners, but a greater percentage of cases had six or more partners compared to controls (12.5% vs. 3.3%). Adolescents with STDs frequently had sexual intercourse on the first date (p<0.05), and more frequently reported previous STDs in their personal history (p<0.05). Consistent use of condoms was less frequent among cases than among controls, both with steady (9.4% vs. 27.8%) and irregular partners (30.0% vs. 70.6%). The majority of teenagers (95%) thinks that sexual education at schools should be better. Discussion According to the results obtained, which are in agreement with literature data, teenagers should change their behavior, especially with respect to condom use both during vaginal and anal sex. Health education at schools could probably influence future sexual behavior, and counseling for STDs should be offered to all teenagers attending STD clinics. Conclusion The best way to avoid unwanted pregnancy and STDs is to delay the first sexual experience, reduce the number of sexual partners and increase the protection by condom use.

Sexual Behavior and Telling the Truth on Questionnaires

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 218-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Brink
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Lifetime Number ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

69 community college students reported that they would be least likely to tell the truth on an anonymous questionnaire about topics such as frequency of sexual activity and lifetime number of sexual partners.

scholarly journals Young and Risky

Eureka ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avnit Dhanoa ◽  
Fatima Ehsan ◽  
Kayla Huxter ◽  
Christine L. Moller ◽  
Liam Nolet-Mulholland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Sexual Risk Taking ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

The purpose of this study was to see if risky sexual behaviour has changed from the Millennial Generation to Generation Z. Data were collected at the University of Alberta from participants ranging in age from 18 years to 24 years old. Participants answered 45 multiple choice questions that targeted the use of contraceptives, testing for and history of sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancies, alcohol use, number of sexual partners, first sexual experience, etc. The results of our study suggest that individuals in Generation Z were more likely to participate in sexually risky behaviour in terms of the number of sexual partners. However, there was no significant difference between the two generations in terms of condom use or engagement in sexual activity. Understanding generational changes in sexual risk-taking can better equip communities to provide adequate information and resources to individuals engaging in sexual activity.

Variation in Sexual Double Standards across Schools

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Soller ◽  
Dana L. Haynie
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Double Standard ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Sexual Double Standard ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
Double Standards ◽  
School Based ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sexual Double Standards

The sexual double standard—a condition in which sexual activity is perceived to entail more social benefits for boys and men than for girls and women—has implications for adolescent sexual behavior. We employ an innovative assessment of the sexual double standard, measuring the strength of it across 75 high schools with Add Health data ( N = 8,458). Drawing on theories of culture and gender, we test the association between school-based sexual double standards and the number of sexual partners reported by adolescents, paying particular attention to gender differences in the association. Results indicate substantial variation in the strength of the sexual double standard across schools. In addition, boys report greater numbers of sexual partners as the sexual double standard in their school becomes stronger. Conversely, the sexual double standard is not associated with the number of girls’ partners. This study illustrates the interactive roles of gender and culture in shaping adolescent sexual behavior.

scholarly journals Changes in Sexual Behavior of Orchidectomized Rats under Influence of Allotransplantation of Testicular Interstitial Cell Suspension

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Deng ◽  
Tatyana Bondarenko ◽  
Oleksandr Pakhomov
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Cell Suspension ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Interstitial Cell ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Free Testosterone ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intromission Latency ◽  
Intromission Frequency

Transplantation of hormone-producing cells is an experimental endocrine dysfunction treatment. The present study investigated the effects of orchidectomy (OE) and transplantation of interstitial cell suspension (ICS) on rat sexual behavior. Adult experimental animals were divided into two populations. One of these populations had sexual experience before the experiment and the other did not. Each population was divided into three groups: control group and two orchidectomized groups. One of the orchidectomized groups was treated with ICS, and the other was treated with the vehicle. The changes in the sexual behavior were investigated on the following parameters: mount latency (ML), intromission latency (IL), ejaculation latency (EL), mount frequency (MF), intromission frequency (IF), copulatory efficacy (CE), and IF/EL ratio. The investigation of these changes lasted 4 weeks after ICS transplantation. The parameters of sexual behavior reflected a decrease in sexual function after OE at the beginning of the observation, especially for the animals that did not have a sexual experience. However, it was shown that sexual activity increased in the following 4 weeks. We have indicated that the loss of gonads attenuated the capacity to acquire sexual experience; nonetheless, it did not mean that the animals completely lost this capacity. Transplantation of ICS facilitated the maintenance of male sexual behavior after OE, fractionally enlarged the size of regressed seminal vesicles of the animals, and increased the free testosterone (T) level. These findings suggest the ICS can be considered as a temporal source of androgens, which can facilitate a restoration of sexual activity.

Influence of family structure on sexual behavior of Turkish female adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasemin Tasci ◽  
Berfu Demir ◽  
Muberra Kocak ◽  
Fedi Ercan ◽  
Burak Karadag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Working Out

Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the link between romantic relationship and/or sexual activity of adolescents, and family structure. Methods: Medical records of 1087 adolescent girls were evaluated for age, statute (student, working, out-of-school), incidence of romantic relationship and sexual activity, and family structures. Results: Teenager students had significantly less romantic relationships and experience of sexual intercourse than other groups. Parent-adolescent communication was negatively correlated with absence of romantic relationship and sexual intercourse. Conclusion: Adolescents who have left school and are working constitute a population having higher romantic relationships and sexual intercourse experiences compared with the student adolescents. Good relationships with parents were associated with less risky sexual behavior. Close relationships with school delay the onset of sexual activity.

scholarly journals How Do Californians Define Safe Sex?

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel M. Moskowitz ◽  
Assunta Ritieni ◽  
Maya Tholandi ◽  
Qiang Xia
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Safe Sex ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Policies And Programs

Objectives: We examined definitions of “safe sex” among adults in California, and assessed whether definitions varied by sociodemographic characteristics and sexual behavior. Methods: We analyzed crosssectional data from the “AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors (KABB) Survey,” a statewide telephone survey of California adults conducted in 2000. Results: The four most common definitions of safe sex were condom use (68.0%), abstinence (31.1%), monogamy (28.4%), and safe partner (18.7%). Definitions were associated with sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, and number of sexual partners in the past 12 months. Conclusions: Most adults defined safe sex in terms of condom use either alone or in conjunction with other methods. Individuals’ definitions were complex and varied across sociodemographic groups which suggest the need for policies and programs which reflect this diversity.

Characteristics of Sexual Behavior in Spanish Adolescents

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Teva ◽  
Mª Paz Bermúdez ◽  
Gualberto Buela-Casal
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Steady Partner ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mean

The aim of this study is to describe some characteristics of the sexual behavior of adolescents in Spain and to compare these characteristics according to gender, using a cross-sectional survey. Participants were 1.279 male and female adolescents who reported having had sexual intercourse. A questionnaire about sexual behavior was applied at their high schools and during school hours. Data were collected between 2006 and 2007. Mean age at the onset of sexual intercourse was 14.8 years in males and 15.0 years in females. Males and females were different according to the type of partner at the last sexual intercourse: 63.0% of males had a steady partner compared to 90.5% of females (p<0.01). The mean number of sexual partners during the last 12 months was higher in males than in females (M= 2.1 andM= 1.5 partners, for males and females, respectively,p<0.01). 50.0% of males had sexual intercourse under the effects of drugs versus 39.3% of females (p<0.01). STD and HIV prevention programs should be designed considering the differences according to adolescents’ sex.

scholarly journals Genetic Influences on Female Infidelity and Number of Sexual Partners in Humans: A Linkage and Association Study of the Role of the Vasopressin Receptor Gene (AVPR1A)

Twin Research ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 649-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn F. Cherkas ◽  
Elizabeth C. Oelsner ◽  
Y. T. Mak ◽  
Anna Valdes ◽  
Tim D. Spector
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Vasopressin Receptor ◽  
Sexual Infidelity ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Lifetime Number ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

AbstractIn humans, in contrast to animals, the genetic influences on infidelity are unclear. We report here a large study of over 1600 unselected United Kingdom female twin pairs who confidentially reported previous episodes of infidelity and total lifetime number of sexual partners, as well as attitudes towards infidelity. Our findings demonstrate that infidelity and number of sexual partners are both under moderate genetic influence (41% and 38% heritable, respectively) and the genetic correlation between these two traits is strong (47%). Conversely, attitudes towards infidelity are driven by shared and unique environmental, but not genetic, influences. A genome-wide linkage scan identified three suggestive but nonsignificant linkage areas associated with infidelity and number of sexual partners on chromosomes 3, 7 and 20 with a maximum LOD score of 2.46. We were unsuccessful in associating infidelity or number of sexual partners with a locus implicated in other mammals' sexual behavior, the vasopressin receptor gene. Nonetheless, our findings on the heritabil-ity of sexual infidelity and number of sexual partners provide support for certain evolutionary theories of human sexual behavior, as well as justifying further genetic and molecular research in this domain.

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