Childhood precursors of age at first intercourse for females |
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Authors: | J Richard Udry PhD Judith Kovenock BS Naomi M Morris MD MPH Bea J van den Berg MD |
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Institution: | (1) Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27516-3997 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA;(2) University of Illinois School of Public Health, USA;(3) Child Health and Development Studies, Berkeley, California, USA |
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Abstract: | Age at first intercourse for a sample of adult white women using variables measured during childhood is predicted. Childhood predictors were measured at birth, and ages 5 and 9–11, using existing public-use data on the women. Median age at first intercourse for the sample was 17.5 years. Early family predictors, early developmental characteristics, and temperamental characteristics during childhood together could predict about a fourth of the variance in age at first intercourse. The strongest predictors were motor skills and nightmares at age 5, church attendance with family at age 9, and domineering and mature personality at age 9.This research was supported by grants R01-HD23454 and P30-HD05798 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America, Denver, Colorado, April 30–May 2, 1992. |
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Keywords: | female adolescent sexual intercourse age personality |
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