Area Specific Self-Esteem, Values, and Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Young, Michael; Donnelly, Joseph; Denny, George
Titel	Area Specific Self-Esteem, Values, and Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 35 (2004) 5, S.282-289 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-6699
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Self Esteem; Adolescents; Sexuality; Grade 7; Moral Values; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Secondary School Students; Family Influence; Interaction; Peer Influence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexualität; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Sekundarschüler; Interaktion
Abstract	This study examined area-specific self-esteem scores by sexual behavior relative to adolescents' values concerning participation in sexual intercourse as an unmarried teenager. The sample consisted of 332 students in grades 7-12 from a Southern rural school district. Students were asked if they had ever had sexual intercourse (yes/no) and if they had participated in sexual intercourse in the last month (yes/no). Respondents also indicated on a four-point scale their response to the statement "It is against my values to have sex as an unmarried teenager." Data were analyzed using a 2x4 (behavior x values) ANOVA for each of the three area specific self-esteem scores (peer, school, and home). Results indicated that students who had participated in sexual intercourse had significantly lower scores in school and home self-esteem than those who had not participated. In addition those who "strongly agreed" with the values statement and indicated they had not had intercourse had the highest school and home self-esteem scores. Those who strongly agreed with the values statement but indicated they had participated in sexual intercourse had the lowest school and home self-esteem scores. This behavior x values interaction was significant for sexual intercourse--ever, and for school self-esteem and sexual intercourse in the last month. No difference was seen in peer self-esteem scores by behavior nor were there behavior x values interactions. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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