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Article: Parental social position, body image, and other psychosocial determinants and first sexual intercourse among 15- and 16-year olds.(Report)
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- Adolescence
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- June 22, 2009
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INTRODUCTION
The fact that early first sexual intercourse and sexual and reproductive health risks are associated is well established (Santelli, Lowry, Brener, & Robin, 2000); Valle, Torgersen, Roysamb, Klepp, & Thelle, 2005; Wellings et al., 2001; Wright, Abraham, & Scott, 1998). Early first sexual intercourse is associated with increased risk of teenage pregnancy (Adler & Hendrick, 1991) and sexually transmitted infections (Henderson et al., 2002); Santelli et al., 2000; Santelli, Speizer, Avery, & Kendall, 2006). While a range of social and individual level factors have been shown to be associated with first sexual intercourse (Petersen, Samuelsen, & ...