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. 2006 Mar;16(1):59-68.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2006.00120.x.

Correlates of Oral Sex and Vaginal Intercourse in Early and Middle Adolescence

Melina M Bersamin  1 , Samantha Walker, Deborah A Fisher, Joel W Grube
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Correlates of Oral Sex and Vaginal Intercourse in Early and Middle Adolescence

Melina M Bersamin et al. J Res Adolesc. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

This study examined whether a comprehensive set of psychosocial factors was equally predictive of both adolescent vaginal intercourse and oral sex among 1,105 adolescents aged 12-16. Logistic regressions were used to examine the relationships between parental communication, religiosity, bonding to school, heavy drinking, sex expectancies, normative beliefs, and both oral sex and vaginal intercourse. Age, gender, bonding to school, heavy drinking, and negative health expectancies predicted both oral sex and vaginal intercourse. Parental communication was associated with vaginal intercourse but not oral sex. Behavior-specific normative beliefs were differentially associated with oral and vaginal sex.

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