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RISK FACTORS DIFFER ACCORDING TO SAME-SEX AND OPPOSITE-SEX INTEREST.
- Source :
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Journal of Biosocial Science . Jul2005, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p481-497. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Are risk behaviours in adolescence differentiated according to same-sex vs opposite-sex interest? For all respondents a five-point scale of interest in each sex used information from both of the first two in-home waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Logistic regression predicted the probability of experiencing each risk behaviour from the same-sex and opposite-sex interest scores. Same-sex interests have more effect on emotional risk, and opposite-sex interests have more effect on substance use. Nevertheless, all risk variables except boys’ depression are responsive to both same-sex and opposite-sex interest. The same-sex interest component of risk is attributed to the emotional strain of living with an anomalous sex interest in a heterosexual society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SEXUAL behavior surveys
*RISK-taking behavior
*SEXUAL psychology
*TEENAGERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219320
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Biosocial Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20136895
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932004006765