Paper Title
Religiosity and Sexual Involvement Within Adolescent Romantic Couples
Keywords
- sexual behavior
- romantic couples
- religion
- adolescence
- religiosity
- adolescent romantic relationships
- romantic partnerships
- national longitudinal study
- adolescent health
- relationship dynamics
- couple-based religiosity
- sexual involvement
- social perspective
- religious influence
- youth relationships
- dyadic religiosity
- behavioral predictors
- adolescent sexuality
- faith and relationships
- partner influence
- religious beliefs
- social factors
- relationship-oriented variables
- youth development
- adolescent psychology
- sexual decision-making
- romantic attachment
- religious values
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 52 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 804–816
Published On
July, 2011
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Abstract
The impact of religiosity in adolescent romantic partnerships on sexual behavior was assessed. Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health reciprocated couples database using religious- and relationship-oriented variables to predict sexual involvement in 374 couples (748 participants). We found that individual- and couple-based religiosity impacted sexual behavior. These findings provide evidence for dyad religiosity as a component involved in the expression of sexual behavior in romantic relationships. The current results highlight the importance of incorporating a broad social perspective in order to understand the expression of adolescent sexual behavior.
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