Adolescents' Sexual Behavior and Academic Attainment

Autor/in	Frisco, Michelle L.
Titel	Adolescents' Sexual Behavior and Academic Attainment
Quelle	In: Sociology of Education, 81 (2008) 3, S.284-311 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0038-0407
DOI	10.1177/003804070808100304
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Sexuality; Health Behavior; Educational Attainment; High School Students; High School Graduates; Graduation; Enrollment; Postsecondary Education; Contraception; At Risk Persons; Early Parenthood; Pregnancy; Academic Aspiration; Grade 8; Mathematics Achievement; Scores; Family Structure; Parents; Family Income; Parenting Styles; Smoking; Attendance Patterns; Racial Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexualität; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Abschluss; Graduierung; Einschulung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Empfängnisverhütung; Risikogruppe; Schwangerschaft; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Eltern; Familieneinkommen; Rauchen; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	High school students have high ambitions but do not always make choices that maximize their likelihood of educational success. This was the motivation for investigating the relationships between high school sexual behavior and two important milestones in academic attainment: earning a high school diploma and enrolling in distinct postsecondary programs. The analysis of data from 7,915 participants in the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988-94 presented here indicated that the timing of sexual initiation, the nonuse of contraceptives, and parenthood all predict female and male students' academic attainment. Furthermore, sexual behavior has more ramifications as attainment milestones become more competitive. These findings point to the importance of considering how students' choices across multiple life domains influence academic attainment, an important predictor of socioeconomic opportunity in adulthood. (Contains 2 tables and 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10