title: Dominance-popularity status, behavior, and the emergence of sexual activity in young adolescents.
abstract: In this paper, we investigated the sexual activity levels of several subtypes of middle adolescents (age 14-15 years). The subtype profiles were based on dominance-popularity status and a range of behaviors associated with dominance and popularity. In addition, gender differences in behavioral profiles were examined among dominant-popular, sexually active young adolescents. Results showed that socially dominant and popular young adolescent boys who exhibited a highly aggressive profile were more sexually active than their low-status and non-aggressive male peers; dominant-popular girls who were very attractive and gossips were more sexually active than their female peers. The results are discussed from an evolutionary psychological framework.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Educational and Behavioral Studies, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. eddy.iebs@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Eddy H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: de Bruyn
authors.forename: Antonius H N
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Cillessen
authors.forename: Glenn E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Weisfeld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010379:Peer Group; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011627:Puberty / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012930:Social Dominance