Predictors of sexual debut at age 16 or younger

Patricia A Cavazos-Rehg; Edward L Spitznagel; Kathleen K Bucholz; John  Nurnberger Jr; Howard J Edenberg; John R Kramer; Samuel Kuperman; Victor Hesselbrock; Laura Jean Bierut

doi:10.1007/s10508-008-9397-y

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Predictors of sexual debut at age 16 or younger

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Predictors of sexual debut at age 16 or younger

Patricia A Cavazos-Rehg, Edward L Spitznagel, Kathleen K Bucholz, John Nurnberger Jr, Howard J Edenberg, John R Kramer, Samuel Kuperman, Victor Hesselbrock and Laura Jean Bierut

Archives of sexual behavior, Vol.39(3), pp.664-673

06/2010

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9397-y

PMCID: PMC2855761

PMID: 18846417

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Abstract

The present study examined the extent to which variables within the self system (i.e., symptoms of alcohol dependence and conduct disorder, gender, race, and metropolitan status) and the familial system (i.e., having an alcohol dependent biological parent or second-degree relative, religious background, educational background of parents, and being born to a teenage mother) were associated with sexual debut at 16 years old or earlier. Participants were 1,054 biological relatives, aged 18-25 years, of alcohol dependent probands who participated in the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism project. Comparison participants (N = 234) without alcohol dependent biological parents were also evaluated. Clinical and sociodemographic variables were assessed by structured, personal interviews. Parental history of alcohol dependence was evaluated by direct interview of parents in most cases and family history in uninterviewed parents. In a multivariate survival analysis, increased risk of becoming sexually active at 16 years of age or earlier was significantly associated with 6 of the 10 predictor variables, including race, one or more alcohol dependence symptoms, and/or one or more conduct disorder symptoms. Having an alcohol dependent biological parent or second-degree relative (e.g., aunt, uncle, or grandparent), educational background of mother, and being born to a teenage mother were also significantly associated with increased risk. These results provide evidence that specific variables in the self and familial systems of influence are important in predicting sexual debut at 16 years old or earlier.

Pregnancy

Multivariate Analysis

Humans

Risk Factors

Aging - psychology

Male

Pregnancy in Adolescence - psychology

Educational Status

Socioeconomic Factors

Sexual Behavior - psychology

Young Adult

Conduct Disorder - psychology

Parents - psychology

Adolescent

Adult

Female

Alcoholism - psychology

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Title: Subtitle: Predictors of sexual debut at age 16 or younger
Creators: Patricia A Cavazos-Rehg - Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, Campus Box 8134, 660 South Euclid, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. rehgp@psychiatry.wustl.edu
Edward L Spitznagel
Kathleen K Bucholz
John Nurnberger Jr
Howard J Edenberg
John R Kramer
Samuel Kuperman
Victor Hesselbrock
Laura Jean Bierut
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Archives of sexual behavior, Vol.39(3), pp.664-673
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9397-y
PMID: 18846417
PMCID: PMC2855761
NLM abbreviation: Arch Sex Behav
ISSN: 0004-0002
eISSN: 1573-2800
Publisher: United States
Grant note: UL1 RR024992-01 / NCRR NIH HHS U10AA008401 / NIAAA NIH HHS KL2 RR024994 / NCRR NIH HHS KL2 TR000450 / NCATS NIH HHS UL1 RR024992 / NCRR NIH HHS U10 AA008401-16 / NIAAA NIH HHS U10 AA008401 / NIAAA NIH HHS KL2 RR024994-01 / NCRR NIH HHS UL1 TR000448 / NCATS NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 06/2010
Academic Unit: Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Record Identifier: 9984003449702771

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