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Author: Schelar, Erin
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Manlove, Jennifer S. Welti, Kate Barry, Megan C. Peterson, Kristen Schelar, Erin Wildsmith, Elizabeth |
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Relationship Characteristics and Contraceptive Use Among Young Adults Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 43,2 (June 2011): 119-128. doi: 10.1363/4311911. Epub 2011 May 17. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1363/4311911/abstract Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Alan Guttmacher Institute Keyword(s): Childbearing; Childbearing, Premarital/Nonmarital; Contraception; Dating; Sexual Activity; Sexual Behavior Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Young adults have high rates of unintended childbearing and STDs, yet little research has examined the role of relationship characteristics in their contraceptive use. METHODS: Data collected from the 2002-2005 rounds of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth yielded a sample of 4,014 dating relationships among sexually active 18-26-year-olds. Bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic and multinomial logistic regressions assessed associations between relationship characteristics and contraceptive use at last sex. RESULTS: In three-quarters of the relationships, respondents had used some method at last intercourse; respondents in 26% of the relationships had used a condom only, in 26% a hormonal method only and in 23% dual methods. Compared with respondents in relationships in which first sex occurred within two months of starting to date, those who first had sex before dating were more likely to have used any method at last sex (odds ratio, 1.4), particularly condoms or dual methods (relative risk ratio, 1.5 for each). The relative risk of using a hormonal method only, rather than no method or condoms only, increased with relationship duration (1.01) and level of intimacy (1.1-1.2). Discussing marriage or cohabitation was associated with reduced odds of having used any method (0.7) and a reduced relative risk of having used condoms alone or dual methods (0.6 for each). Increasing levels of partner conflict and asymmetry were also linked to reduced odds of any method use (0.97 and 0.90, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Prevention programs should address relationship context in contraceptive decision making, perhaps by combining relationship and sex education curricula to foster communication and negotiation skills. Copyright © 2011 by the Guttmacher Institute. |
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Manlove, Jennifer S., Kate Welti, Megan C. Barry, Kristen Peterson, Erin Schelar and Elizabeth Wildsmith. "Relationship Characteristics and Contraceptive Use Among Young Adults." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 43,2 (June 2011): 119-128. doi: 10.1363/4311911. Epub 2011 May 17.
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Manlove, Jennifer S. Wildsmith, Elizabeth Ikramullah, Erum N. Terry-Humen, Elizabeth Schelar, Erin |
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Family Environments and the Relationship Context of First Adolescent Sex: Correlates of First Sex in a Casual versus Steady Relationship Social Science Research 41,4 (July 2012): 861-875. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X12000336 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Adolescent Sexual Activity; Family Environment; Family Structure; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness; Sexual Experiences/Virginity Limited research has examined how family environments are associated with the relationship context of first sex, an important indicator of reproductive health risk. We use data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to assess the association between the family environment – parent-parent relationships, parent-adolescent relationships, and family structure - and relationship context of first heterosexual sexual intercourse, distinguishing between the transition to first sex in serious and casual relationships. Twenty-five percent of females and 43 percent of males who had sex by age 18 did so in a casual relationship. All dimensions of the family environment were linked to the relationship context of first sex. Notably, higher parental monitoring was associated with a reduced risk of transitioning to first sex in a casual relationship versus no sex, and greater family routines were associated with a reduced risk of transitioning to sex in a steady relationship versus having no sex, for males and females. A strong maternal-adolescent relationship was associated with a reduced risk of first sex in a casual relationship but only for males. Additionally, in two-parent families, a strong father-adolescent relationship was associated with reduced risk of transitioning to casual sex, but only for females. Pregnancy and STI prevention programs should work with parents to foster positive parent-adolescent relationships, to become aware of their adolescents’ activities and to recognize that parents are important models for adolescent relationship behaviors. |
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Bibliography Citation
Manlove, Jennifer S., Elizabeth Wildsmith, Erum N. Ikramullah, Elizabeth Terry-Humen and Erin Schelar. "Family Environments and the Relationship Context of First Adolescent Sex: Correlates of First Sex in a Casual versus Steady Relationship." Social Science Research 41,4 (July 2012): 861-875.
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