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The Impact of Religiosity on Adolescent Sexual Behavior:A Review of the Evidence
Journal of Adolescent Research, 2004
Longitudinal studies published between 1980 and 2001 (N = 10) are reviewed for evidence that the religiosity of adolescents is causally related to their sexual behaviors. Results indicate that religiosity delays the sexual debut of adolescent females. Findings are mixed for adolescent males. Although only half of the studies examined the effects of race and ethnicity, results of these studies reported similar effects for White and Black adolescents. These findings are discussed in light of their implications for researchers, educators, policy makers, and others concerned with adolescent sexual health and wellbeing.
Identifying the Causal Pathways from Religiosity to Delayed Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Journal of Sex Research, 2011
This study used the Integrative Model as a framework to examine whether religiosity delays onset of coitus among a longitudinal sample of virgins, and investigated the causal pathways of this relationship. In addition, this study examined the behavioral beliefs about the consequences of engaging in sex, which distinguishes between youth who vary in level of religiosity. A further analysis was also conducted to examine whether religiosity offers protective effects in terms of progression toward sexual intercourse on a sexual behavior index. The sexual behavior index assumes a progressive nature of sexual behaviors, and includes the following seven behaviors: kissing, having breasts touched (touching for boys), genital touching, receiving oral sex, vaginal intercourse, giving oral sex, and receiving (or giving) anal sex. Religiosity at baseline was negatively associated with sexual debut one year later. This relationship was mediated through attitudes toward personally engaging in sexual intercourse. Religiosity at baseline was also negatively associated with scores on the sexual behavior index one year later. These results suggest that religiosity offers protective effects for both coital and noncoital sexual behaviors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006) recommends routine HIV testing for adolescents aged 13 to 19. This recommendation reflects a concern for the nations' youth, many of whom are at risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which can often have lifelong consequences. In 2000, adolescents and young adults (ages 15-24) represented 25% of the sexually experienced population, but accounted for 48% of the 18.9 million new STD cases in the United States (Weinstock, Berman, & Cates, 2004). Furthermore, unintended teen pregnancy has been associated with other negative outcomes
Journal of Adolescence, 2013
Understanding the role of socio-sexual cognitions and religiosity on adolescent sexual behavior could guide adolescent sexual health efforts. The present study utilized longitudinal data from 328 young women to assess the role of religion and socio-sexual cognitions on sexual behavior accrual (measuring both coital and non-coital sexual behavior). In the final triple conditional trajectory structural equation model, religiosity declined over time and then increased to baseline levels. Additionally, religiosity predicted decreased sexual conservatism and decreased sexual conservatism predicted increased sexual behavior. The final models are indicative of young women's increasing accrual of sexual experience, decreasing sexual conservatism and initial decreasing religiosity. The results of this study suggest that decreased religiosity affects the accrual of sexual experience through decreased sexual conservatism. Effective strategies of sexual health promotion should include an understanding of the complex role of socio-sexual attitudes with religiosity. Ó
Journal of Religion and Health, 2010
This study examined the association of religiosity, sexual education and family structure with risky sexual behaviors among adolescents and young adults. The nationally representative sample, from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, included 3,168 women and men ages 15-21 years. Those who viewed religion as very important, had frequent church attendance, and held religious sexual attitudes were 27-54% less likely to have had sex and had significantly fewer sex partners than peers. Participants whose formal and parental sexual education included abstinence and those from two-parent families were 15% less likely to have had sex and had fewer partners.
Religious Involvement and Transitions into Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Using two waves of data from the National Survey of Youth and Religion (2002, 2005), a national probability sample of 3,290 adolescents ages 13 to 17, we test whether religious involvement (church attendance, religious salience, private religiosity, and family religiosity) is associated with delayed transitions into sexual activities (sexual touching, oral sex, and sexual intercourse). We also consider whether the rate of these transitions varies according to important social characteristics (age, gender, and race/ethnicity). Our results suggest that multiple indicators of religious involvement (especially religious salience) are associated with delayed transitions into selected sexual activities. We also find that the rate of transition into sexual activities associated with private and family religiosity varies according to key social characteristics.
European Journal of Social Psychology, 1993
A review ofthe literature concerning the relationship between religiosity andpremarital sexual attitudes and behaviour revealed inconsistencies in research findings andproblems with methodology and operationalizations of variables. A postal questionnaire to 527 16-to 18-year-olds examined the associations between six models ofreligiosity (religious upbringing, denominational afiliation, ritual/behavioural, self-attitudehey-schema and salience of religious identity) and personal sexual standards, attitudes towards sexually active others, virginal status, anticipation of sexual intercourse and frequency of both coitus and non-coital sexual experiences over the previous year. A negative relationship between religiosity and a number of sexual attitudes and behaviours was observed, though non-sign&ant relationships in the case of sexual experiences without intercourse suggested the maintenance of a technical virginity to accord with religious precepts. There was also some evidence that Catholic adolescents were more likely to be sexually active than non-Catholics when current religiosity was controlled for. The results lent strongest support to models which implicated self-conception either in terms of seyattitudeshelf-schemas or the salience of religious identity. Implications of the study and suggestions for future research are outlined.
Religious Involvement and Transitions into Adolescent Sexual Activities
Using two waves of data from the National Survey of Youth and Religion (2002, 2005), a national probability sample of 3,290 adolescents ages 13 to 17, we test whether religious involvement (church attendance, religious salience, private religiosity, and family religiosity) is associated with delayed transitions into sexual activities (sexual touching, oral sex, and sexual intercourse). We also consider whether the rate of these transitions varies according to important social characteristics (age, gender, and race/ethnicity). Our results suggest that multiple indicators of religious involvement (especially religious salience) are associated with delayed transitions into selected sexual activities. We also find that the rate of transition into sexual activities associated with private and family religiosity varies according to key social characteristics.
Religious differentials in the sexual and reproductive behaviors of young women in the United States
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2005
Purpose: To examine whether religious involvement and affiliation during early adolescence is associated with reduced levels of sexual risk. Methods: We used nationally representative data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) to examine the relationship between religious affiliation and frequency of attendance at religious services at age 14 years and a range of sexual behaviors among women aged 15-24 years, including age of first intercourse, contraceptive use, timing of first family planning visit, timing of birth, and number of sexual partners. The majority of young women had mothers with at least a high school education (79%) and had been living with both parents at age 14 (57%). Two-thirds of the sample was white, 12% Hispanic, and 15% black, and a substantial minority is poor (18%) or low-income (24%). We used bivariate analysis to describe variation in behavior according to religious affiliation and frequency of attendance. We used multivariate techniques to assess the role of religion once other factors are taken into account. Results: Bivariate relationships suggest that both affiliation and attendance are associated with age of first sex, contraceptive use at first sex, teen births, and number of sexual partners. However, most of these associations disappear once we control for young women's demographic characteristics. Multivariate analyses show that religious affiliation shares few associations with sexual behaviors, though frequent attendance at religious services at age 14 years continues to have a strong delaying effect on the timing of first intercourse. Conclusion: Frequency of attendance and religious affiliation have little impact on sexual behaviors once intercourse occurs.
Religiousness and sexual behaviors in young
Brazilian Journal of Health Review
Objective: Adolescents’ behaviors are generally influenced by socio-cultural context, including religion. To evaluate the association between religion and sexual behavior in a group of young. Methods: Questionnaire applied in 2010 to Portuguese young to evaluate sexual behaviors, comparing 4 study groups: religious; non-religious; religious and practicing; religious and non-practicing. Results: We included 2341 questionnaires, with mean age 18.5±2.35 years, and 78% were religious-young. There was no difference between genders concerning first sexual intercourse mean age (16.4±1.91 vs. 16.4±1.65 years-old, p=0.827, in male and female sex, respectively) nor number of sexual partners. Females report having forced sexual intercourse more frequently than male sex (4.3% vs. 2.2%, p=0.009). Non-religious group have more sexual transmitted infections compared to religious young (3.6% vs 2.0%, p=0.039) but there were no differences between studied groups about having sexual intercourse with...
The Relationship Between the Level of Religiosity and Teenage Sexual Behavior in Senior High School
2020
Based on data from the Family Planning and Coordinating Board (BKKBN) in 2011 showed that 51% of adolescents in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi (JABODETABEK) have had sex before marriage. According to Handayani (2010) there is a significant relationship between the level of adolescent religiosity with adolescent premarital sexual behavior in Serba Bakti high school and Madrasah Aliyah Serba Bakti Tasikmalaya. Farmer (2008) shows that among girls who have good religiosity, teenage girls who have had sexual intercourse was 0.67%, while the rate was 2.9% worse religiosity. This shows that women's sexual behavior is influenced by religiosity. The purpose of this study is knowing the correlation between adolescent religiosity on sexual behavior in Senior High School in Bogor Barat. his study is a follow-up study of a 2013 study with a population of studies to obtain accurate data. The method used in this study is the analytical method with the cross-sectional approach. The d...