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Title: Neighborhood, Family and School Environments: Associations with the Timing of Adolescent First Sex
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Scott, Mindy E. Steward-Streng, Nicole R. Barry, Megan C. |
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Neighborhood, Family and School Environments: Associations with the Timing of Adolescent First Sex Presented: Washington, DC, Population Association of America Annual Meetings, March 31-April 2, 2011 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Population Council Keyword(s): Adolescent Sexual Activity; Age at First Marriage; Family Environment; Geocoded Data; Neighborhood Effects; School Quality A major focus of policy and research is on delaying the timing of first sex to help reduce high rates of teenage pregnancy and STDs in the U.S. This study uses data from Rounds 1-8 of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) to examine whether and how different adolescent environments including neighborhood, family, school, and the surrounding physical environment are associated with an earlier timing of first sex. We also examine whether micro-level factors (e.g., parent involvement) are more or less protective against early sexual experience in more disadvantaged neighborhoods. County-level indicators of neighborhood disadvantage (e.g., poverty, unemployment, single motherhood, educational attainment) are used. Preliminary results suggest that many contexts matter for the timing of adolescent sex (e.g., neighborhood, parent involvement, family structure, youth's perceptions of their school and physical environments, parent background) and that these contexts vary depending on the level of neighborhood disadvantage. |
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Scott, Mindy E., Nicole R. Steward-Streng and Megan C. Barry. "Neighborhood, Family and School Environments: Associations with the Timing of Adolescent First Sex." Presented: Washington, DC, Population Association of America Annual Meetings, March 31-April 2, 2011. |