Unit III Study Guide Chapter 11 Sexual Behaviors Changing Attitudes and Behavior 7 of teens have experienced sex by age 13 30 of 15 17 year olds report that they have had sex 66 70 of 18 19 year olds have lost their virginity Most sexually active teens report sleeping with a partner either their age or 1 3 43 of HS males said they had sex b c of opportunity 23 said it was b c of 54 of HS females said they were in love 11 said it was b c of opportunity A small percentage of both male and female teens report that they did not want years diff love to engage in intercourse rather it was forced upon them Today s teens are having sex earlier than their grandparents but perhaps not their parents and likely not their older siblings o Today s teens are less likely to have sex at a very young age to have ever engaged in sex to be currently sexually active to have had 4 or more partners compared to teens in the 1990s o Why Increased awareness of STIs Factors Associated with Adolescent Sexual Activity Age the older they are the more likely they are to have sex Race Ethnicity o Blacks report higher incidence of premarital intercourse than whites o Latinos are in between blacks and whites o Asians are less likely to be sexually active o Religiosity and a lower level of sexual permissiveness go together o A large number of teens that are abstinent claim to be so b c of religious Religion reasons Boyfriend Girlfriend Young Age at First Intercourse o Teens in a relationship have more sex than those who are not o Those who are youngest at first intercourse tend to engage in more sexual o More likely to be victims of sexual violence and abuse and to develop behaviors in late adolescence than those who report older ages substance abuse problems Age at Puberty o The earlier a girl reaches menarche the younger she will likely be when she first has intercourse boys who reach puberty sooner are also more likely to become sexually active sooner than boys who do not Parental Behaviors and Relationships o Teens that have loving and close relationships with their parents tend to remain abstinent delay intercourse and have fewer partners engage in prosocial behaviors are regulated by their parents o These teens are more likely to avoid deviant behaviors more likely to o Parents who are authoritarian have children who are more sexually active o Parents who speak to their children about sexual values have children who o Females raised in father absent homes are more likely to seek sex o Children in reconstituted families report more sexual experience than delay intercourse and have fewer sexual partners those from intact families Peer Standards Problem Behaviors Siblings Gender o Discussions b w friends foster teen sexuality b c peers form an erroneous view that everyone is doing it o Older siblings that have a close relationship with their younger sibling can be beneficial or they can influence negative behaviors others o Teens girls are more likely to link sex and romance or love than boys o Gender differences in sexual motivations diminish in late adolescence o i e delinquency drug use and promiscuity o A teen that engages in one problem behavior is more likely to engage in o One of the highest predictors of high risk sexual activity is alcohol use o Higher the teens educational expectations the less likely they are to have o Teens who are out of school and employed have a higher frequency of o The higher the parents educational aspirations for their children the less premarital sex premarital sex sexually active those children ten do be Educational Expectations Socioeconomic Status o Higher instance with teens coming from low SES w less education parents whether that arousal proceeds to orgasm Masturbation Refers to any type of self stimulation that produces erotic arousal regardless of A greater percentage of males masturbate more than females Most health care professionals say that masturbation is a normal part of growing up and understanding one s body the only ill effect comes from the guilt fear or anxiety when a teen believes the practice will do harm Sex and its Meaning Emotional needs include Curiosity Desire to receive affection Confirmation of masculinity femininity Loneliness Need to gain status Need to express anger Pluralistic Society Bolstering of self esteem Escape from boredom o A society in which there are many different competing standards of behavior i e American society o i e abstinence until marriage o Sex w or w out affection o Commitment or responsibility Sex with affection commitment and responsibility teens are in committed The term abstinence varies b w each individual relationship and take responsibility of this action i e condoms BC Friends with benefits very common on college campuses sex with affection but without commitment 50 60 of undergrads say they have engaged in this relationship temporary not likely to assume responsibility To Punish To Win or Return favors Sex w affection and commitment but w out responsibility in love but it is Sex w out affection no strings attached purely physical To Control Behavior To Build up the Ego Gender Differences in Sexual Ethics Double standard one standard of behaviors for males and another for females o Positive messages about sexually active males negative messages about sexually active females Males are more likely to accept sex without love and usually describe relationships as casual but casual can have different definitions leading to many negative outcomes hurt betrayal girlfriend Sexual Aggression About 9 of HS students reported having been hurt by their boyfriend or Highest among blacks and senior year students About 7 5 said they were forced to have sex more experienced by females than males more common for blacks than whites and higher among older students In many cases physical violence is not used the attacker will use threats and inebriation on victim Females report more than males they believe they could say no to unwanted sex Rates are very high for unwanted sex a person consents but would rather not Contraceptives and STIs 90 of teen girls that have sex and who don t use contraception will become More and more teens are using contraceptives compare to those in the past 35 of 15 19 year old females or their partners used any method of pregnant contraception Most sexually active teens do not protect themselves well enough from STIs and Most common contraceptive method is condoms then BC withdrawal and other Why aren t
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