title: Religiosity and sexual involvement within adolescent romantic couples.
abstract: The impact of religiosity in adolescent romantic partnerships on sexual behavior was assessed. Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health reciprocated couples database using religious- and relationship-oriented variables to predict sexual involvement in 374 couples (748 participants). We found that individual- and couple-based religiosity impacted sexual behavior. These findings provide evidence for dyad religiosity as a component involved in the expression of sexual behavior in romantic relationships. The current results highlight the importance of incorporating a broad social perspective in order to understand the expression of adolescent sexual behavior.
authors: Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors: Brenna C
authors: BC
authors: LeJeune
authors: Gregory D
authors: GD
authors: Zimet
authors: Faouzi
authors: F
authors: Azzouz
authors: J Dennis
authors: JD
authors: Fortenberry
authors: Matthew C
authors: MC
authors: Aalsma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003380:Courtship; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012071:Religion and Sex; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult