A model of premarital coitus and contraceptive behavior among female adolescents
Strahle, W.M.
Archives of Sexual Behavior 12(1): 67-94
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0002 PMID: 6838356 DOI: 10.1007/bf01542117Document Number: 392084
The author seeks to model female adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior in terms of the social context in which it occurs. Drawing on emerging theoretical literature pertaining to social exchange theory and changes in the social positions of women and men it applies this model to adolescent sexuality and contraceptive usage. Studies have shown that there are a number of inconsistencies among variables such as socioeconomic standing, religion, sexual socialization history, situational perception, sexual activity history, accurate anatomical and physiological knowledge, degree of independence from parents, age, physical attractiveness, goal orientation, education and occupational aspirations and sex role norms. A study is needed to examine the net effects of these variables to explain variations in female premarital coitus and contraceptive usage. The author's formulation is a 2-stage causal model that can be used to estimate the impact of these variables on premarital coital behavior (stage 1) and subsequent contraceptive usage (stage 2). The primary source of data should be females in the last 2 years of high school with current and retrospective information obtained through structure interviews. This paper is to be regarded as a 1st step in prevented unwanted conception.
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