MOST BRITISH TEENS HAVE POSITIVE VIEWS ABOUT THEIR FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE

The Guttmacher Institute ^ | January 9, 2009 | Rebecca Wind

[CMoran325]

Young Women More Likely Than Young Men to Report Having Felt Pressure or Regret Most sexually experienced British teens have positive feelings about their first and most recent sexual experiences, according to “The Quality of Young People’s Heterosexual Relationships: A Longitudinal Analysis of Characteristics Shaping Subjective Experience,” by Daniel Wight et al., published in the December 2008 issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. However, a substantial proportion of teens surveyed in Scotland and England (30%) regretted their first intercourse. The proportion who had felt pressured at first sex was roughly twice as high among females as among males (19% vs. 10%), as were the proportions who regretted their first time (38% vs. 20%) and who did not enjoy their most recent sexual experience (12% vs. 5%).

The authors analyzed data from two school-based longitudinal studies of 13–16-year-olds, and found that of the 42% of youth who reported having had sex by the time of the follow up survey, most assessed their first and most recent sexual relationships positively. Most (81%) also reported feeling no pressure at first intercourse. Those most likely to report feeling pressure from a partner at first sex were female, members of “other” racial or ethnic groups, and adolescents reporting poor communication with parents or regular drug use. Additionally, those who had engaged in sex at age 13 or younger were more likely to feel regret than were those who had been 15–16 years old, and teens who had first had sex with a boyfriend or girlfriend of more than one month were less likely to feel regret than were those who had first had sex with a casual partner.

The authors suggest that encouraging teens to delay first sex and to restrict sexual activity to close, established relationships can help improve their satisfaction with sexual activity and reduce the number of teens who feel regret about their experiences. They recommend additional research to identify educational or programmatic approaches to develop teens’ partner negotiation and communication skills as tools to help them delay premature sexual intercourse, improve their control of sexual encounters and maintain long-term relationships.

[CMoran325]

Well, duh... but there is a bit more than meets the eye in the headline. It actually doesn't challenge the recommendation that teens should delay sex and choose only long-term partners. Shazam!

If you go to the main page, tho', you see they're still pushing the flawed conclusion that "virginity pledges don't work" and the other usual BS of their agenda.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Most sexually experienced British teens have positive feelings about their first and most recent sexual experiences...

Well, ummmm, yes. Their mums just need to tell them to stop doing “that” to themselves else they’ll go blind. That should fix everything.

[Oztrich Boy]

Breaking: British teens have sex because they like it. Film at 11.

[RightWingNut]

The late, great Rodney Dangerfield told of his first sexual experience. He was 12 years old, in his bedroom, it was dark. He just wished someone else could have been there with him.

[MathDoc]

... teens who had first had sex with a boyfriend or girlfriend of more than one month were less likely to feel regret than were those who had first had sex with a casual partner ...

Great line! It's nice to know that a "long-term" relationship of a month makes all the difference.

[70th Division]

“MOST BRITISH TEENS HAVE POSITIVE VIEWS ABOUT THEIR FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE” They just wish they were not ALONE at the time.