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Title: Sibling Differences in Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Inferring Process Models from Family Composition Patterns
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Rodgers, Joseph Lee Rowe, David C. Harris, David F. |
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Sibling Differences in Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Inferring Process Models from Family Composition Patterns Journal of Marriage and Family 54,1 (February 1992): 142-152. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/353282 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Hispanics; Household Composition; Sexual Activity; Siblings To account for previous research findings that younger siblings are sexually active at an earlier age than older siblings, the hypothesis is tested that older siblings influence younger siblings to be sexually active. Opportunity & modeling influence processes are examined, using national survey data collected in 1979 from 3,336 families with siblings, but are not demonstrated to be strong predictors. An alternate maturation hypothesis is supported by findings that younger siblings physically mature earlier, but it is argued that this biological explanation does not account for variations in Hispanic populations. Other psychosocial explanations are discussed. 2 Tables, 34 References. C. McSherry (Copyright 1997, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Rodgers, Joseph Lee, David C. Rowe and David F. Harris. "Sibling Differences in Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Inferring Process Models from Family Composition Patterns." Journal of Marriage and Family 54,1 (February 1992): 142-152.
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