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A survey of situational factors at first intercourse among college students.

1996; PNG Publications; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

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Robin G. Sawyer, Nancy Gray Smith,

Marriage and Sexual Relationships

This study of university students investigated the circumstances surrounding their loss of virginity. Females were significantly more likely than males to discuss with their partner the prospect of having sex before intercourse actually occurred; be involved a dating relationship; consider themselves to be in love with their partner; feel pressured by their partner to have intercourse; regret having intercourse soon afterwards; and on looking back wish that they had not lost their virginity at that time. Both genders reported only mediocre ratings of emotional and physical satisfaction and those students who reported experiencing meaningful sex education at middle or high school before losing their virginity were significantly more likely to delay sexual debut than were those students who had not received sex education. Recommendations for the inclusion of this type of data sex education programming is suggested order to balance the more glamorous sexuality messages often portrayed the popular media. (authors)