Early heterosexual debut: situations of sexual possibility during the transition to adolescence.
Preadolescent sexuality among urban, minority youth is considered within a normative developmental context. Fourth- and fifth-grade children living in an urban, primarily African-American, low-income neighborhood were interviewed regarding situations of sexual possibility and contigencies of heterosocial and heterosexual behavior. Findings are discussed in light of factors that may influence early heterosexual debut.
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D002641:Chicago; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012919:Social Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology