NDLI: The First Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Girls With and Without Disabilities

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Author	Shandra, Carrie L. Chowdhury, Afra R.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	First sexual intercourse is an important experience in the young adult life course. While previous research has examined racial, gender, and socioeconomic differences in the characteristics of first sexual intercourse, less is known about differences by disability status. Using a racially diverse (27% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 53% non-Hispanic white) sample of 2,729 adolescent girls aged 12–24 at first sexual intercourse from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, this article examines the association between disability and type of first sexual relationship, degree of discussion about birth control, and pregnancy wantedness. Regression analyses indicate that girls with mild or learning or emotional disabilities experience first sexual intercourse in different types of relationships than girls without disabilities. Adolescents with learning or emotional conditions have greater levels of discussion about birth control with their first sexual partners than those without disabilities. In addition, among those who do not use birth control at first sexual intercourse, girls with multiple or seriously limiting conditions are more likely to want a pregnancy—versus not want a pregnancy—at first sexual intercourse. Findings indicate that disability status is important to consider when examining adolescent sexuality; however, not all youth with disabilities have equal experiences.
Starting Page	515
Ending Page	532
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00472891
Journal	Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume Number	41
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15736601
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-05-11
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Disability Sexual intercourse Relationships Contraception Pregnancy Psychology History of Psychology Child and School Psychology Health Psychology Law and Psychology Clinical Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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