Back to Search
Start Over
Levels of Change in Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Three Asian Cities
- Source :
- Studies in Family Planning. 40:1-12
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2009.
-
Abstract
- Considerable change in the romantic and sexual behaviors of Asian young people may be occurring as traditionally Confucian societies modernize and increase outside contacts. This study explores the dimensions and context of this change in three sites at different stages in the process of modernization: Hanoi (early), Shanghai (intermediate), and Taipei (later stage). A survey was conducted of 17,016 males and females aged 15-24 in urban and rural settings in three large metropolitan areas. Survival analysis and Cox regressions were performed to explore ages of respondents at key transitions and the significance of differences between two age cohorts: 15-19 and 20-24. Significant differences are found in levels of sexual and other transitions, even within the narrow time span reflected by the age cohorts. The findings highlight the differential impact of modernization on adolescent sexual behavior as traditional societies undergo social change, and they underline the importance of context in exploring youthful transitions.
- Subjects :
- Male
Rural Population
China
Asia
Adolescent
Urban Population
Sexual Behavior
Population
Taiwan
Developing country
Context (language use)
Modernization theory
Young Adult
Age Distribution
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Sex Distribution
Social Change
education
Demography
education.field_of_study
Computers
Social change
Health Surveys
Survival Analysis
Metropolitan area
Vietnam
Adolescent Behavior
Female
Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Traditional society
Cohort study
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17284465 and 00393665
- Volume :
- 40
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Studies in Family Planning
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b7809a3d278eb970acbed07f3530d336