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30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

The Influence of Early Dating Behaviors on Subsequent Sex Initiation Among Black, Latino, and White Adolescents

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Developmental

  • Gloria Chavez
    University of California, Merced
  • Valerie Martinez
    University of California, Merced
  • Patricia Cabral
    University of California, Merced
  • Jan Wallander
    University of California, Merced

Abstract

We examined associations between early dating behaviors at 5th grade and sex initiation by 10th grade across (N = 3,264) Black, Latino, and White adolescents. Early dating predicted a greater likelihood of sex initiation among Black (OR = 1.50), Latino (OR = 1.42), and White (OR = 1.41) adolescents.

Sexuality/Sexual Behavior

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