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Four Levels Of Sexual Involvement, And Their Association With Dating Patterns, Family Relationships, And Other Related Factors, Bruce H. Monson
Four Levels Of Sexual Involvement, And Their Association With Dating Patterns, Family Relationships, And Other Related Factors, Bruce H. Monson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study examined four levels of sexual involvement among adolescents. Levels of sexual involvement were (1) adolescents who had experienced sexual intercourse; (2) adolescents who had been involved in petting but had never had intercourse; (3) adolescents who had made out but had never petted or had sexual intercourse; and (4) adolescents who had never made out, petted, or had sexual intercourse. The sample consisted of 308 eleventh graders from a semi-rural area of the state of Utah.
Dating patterns, particularly early age at first date, were found to be significantly associated with most levels of sexual involvement. Early age …