Brief report: Parsing the heterogeneity of adolescent girls' sexual behavior: relationships to individual and interpersonal factors

J Adolesc. 2011 Jun;34(3):589-92. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.03.002. Epub 2010 Mar 31.

Abstract

Clusters of pre-sexual and sexual behaviors were identified in an urban US sample of 546 mid-adolescent girls. No distinct group of girls engaging in sexually risky behavior was revealed. Sexually active girls were older, lived with a single parent, and reported more substance use and depression, but similar levels of conduct problems, impulsivity and deviant peers to girls engaging in pre-sexual behavior.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior / psychology*
  • Depression / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Logistic Models
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Pennsylvania / epidemiology
  • Risk-Taking
  • Sexual Behavior / psychology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology*
  • Urban Population