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Author: Goldberg, Rachel E.
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1. Goldberg, Rachel E.
Adsera, Alicia
Gender, Nativity and Family Variations in the Timing of Sexual Initiation
Presented: New Orleans LA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2013
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Age at First Intercourse; Family Circumstances, Changes in; Family Influences; Gender Differences; Immigrants; Migration; Sexual Activity

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As a pivotal event in the transition to adulthood, early initiation of sexual activity has been linked with myriad adverse outcomes, including unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection. This study builds on and extends previous research on nativity variations in health and risk behavior by addressing two questions: (1) whether and how age at immigration is associated with timing of sexual activity for first generation youth; and (2) whether and how family instability influences the association between nativity and sexual debut. Lower levels of parental partnership instability may be protective for immigrant youth; however, family disruption and reconstitution associated with migration may increase the risk of early sexual debut. Results suggest that first generation youth initiate sexual activity at later ages than higher generation youth and that foreign-born youth immigrating between ages 10 and 16 experience later sexual debut than their younger age counterparts. Gender differences exist in these relationships.
Bibliography Citation
Goldberg, Rachel E. and Alicia Adsera. "Gender, Nativity and Family Variations in the Timing of Sexual Initiation." Presented: New Orleans LA, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2013.
2. Goldberg, Rachel E.
Tienda, Marta
Adsera, Alicia
Age at Migration, Family Instability, and Timing of Sexual Onset
Social Science Research 63 (March 2017): 292-307.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X15301733
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Age at First Intercourse; Gender Differences; Immigrants; Marital Instability; Parental Influences; Sexual Experiences/Virginity

This study builds on and extends previous research on nativity variations in adolescent health and risk behavior by addressing three questions: (1) whether and how generational status and age at migration are associated with timing of sexual onset among U.S. adolescents; (2) whether and how family instability mediates associations between nativity and sexual debut; and (3) whether and how these associations vary by gender. We find that first- and second-generation immigrant youth initiate sexual activity later than native youth. Foreign-born youth who migrate after the start of adolescence exhibit the latest sexual onset; boys' sexual behavior is particularly sensitive to age at migration. Parental union stability is protective for first- and second-generation youth, especially boys; however, instability in co-residence with parents accelerates sexual debut for foreign-born girls, and dilutes protections from parental marital stability. Use of a non-English language at home delays sexual onset for immigrant girls, but not boys.
Bibliography Citation
Goldberg, Rachel E., Marta Tienda and Alicia Adsera. "Age at Migration, Family Instability, and Timing of Sexual Onset." Social Science Research 63 (March 2017): 292-307.