Religiosity and Sexual Initiation Among Hispanic Adolescents: The Role of Sexual Attitudes
Introduction: Religiosity and sexuality present numerous interconnections. Little is known regarding the specific causal pathways between each religiosity dimension and sexual behavior. The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the relationship between religiosity (measured through attendance...
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oai:doaj.org-article:c60fa2d126d444d3bdacd61f57108a2b2021-11-10T14:52:07ZReligiosity and Sexual Initiation Among Hispanic Adolescents: The Role of Sexual Attitudes1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.715032https://doaj.org/article/c60fa2d126d444d3bdacd61f57108a2b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.715032/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Introduction: Religiosity and sexuality present numerous interconnections. Little is known regarding the specific causal pathways between each religiosity dimension and sexual behavior. The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the relationship between religiosity (measured through attendance at religious services, salience, and prayer) and sexual initiation in adolescents and (2) to establish the role of sexual permissiveness as mediator of the impact produced by religiosity in sexual initiation.Methods: This study analyzes data from an ongoing school-based international study examining what young people feel and think about relationships, love, and sexuality. An anonymous, self-administered online questionnaire was developed in Spanish. A total of 4,366 students, aged 14–18, completed the questionnaire. A final sample of 2,919 questionnaires was analyzed. Two unconditional logistic regression models were fit with religiosity variables and possible confounders as independent variables (with and without permissiveness, respectively). The dependent variable was sexual initiation. A final path analysis was performed to further understand the results.Results: Our study highlights that, in predominantly Catholic and Spanish-speaking countries, the fact of attending church and praying may greatly contribute to postponing sexual relations during adolescence, even independently of their attitudes on sexual permissiveness. Conversely, the effect of salience on sexual initiation seems to be fostered only through the mediation of sexual permissiveness. Our findings point to an indirect effect of the three religiosity dimensions (and in particular, religious salience) through permissive attitudes.Conclusion: Religiosity could be a relevant factor to explain sexual initiation during adolescence.Maria CalatravaMaria CalatravaMaria CalatravaCarlos BeltramoCarlos BeltramoCarlos BeltramoAlfonso OsorioAlfonso OsorioAlfonso OsorioMartiño Rodríguez-GonzálezMartiño Rodríguez-GonzálezMartiño Rodríguez-GonzálezJokin De IralaJokin De IralaJokin De IralaCristina Lopez-del BurgoCristina Lopez-del BurgoCristina Lopez-del BurgoFrontiers Media S.A.articlereligiositysexual initiationsexual attitudesadolescentssexual permissivenessPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021) |
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Introduction: Religiosity and sexuality present numerous interconnections. Little is known regarding the specific causal pathways between each religiosity dimension and sexual behavior. The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the relationship between religiosity (measured through attendance at religious services, salience, and prayer) and sexual initiation in adolescents and (2) to establish the role of sexual permissiveness as mediator of the impact produced by religiosity in sexual initiation.Methods: This study analyzes data from an ongoing school-based international study examining what young people feel and think about relationships, love, and sexuality. An anonymous, self-administered online questionnaire was developed in Spanish. A total of 4,366 students, aged 14–18, completed the questionnaire. A final sample of 2,919 questionnaires was analyzed. Two unconditional logistic regression models were fit with religiosity variables and possible confounders as independent variables (with and without permissiveness, respectively). The dependent variable was sexual initiation. A final path analysis was performed to further understand the results.Results: Our study highlights that, in predominantly Catholic and Spanish-speaking countries, the fact of attending church and praying may greatly contribute to postponing sexual relations during adolescence, even independently of their attitudes on sexual permissiveness. Conversely, the effect of salience on sexual initiation seems to be fostered only through the mediation of sexual permissiveness. Our findings point to an indirect effect of the three religiosity dimensions (and in particular, religious salience) through permissive attitudes.Conclusion: Religiosity could be a relevant factor to explain sexual initiation during adolescence. |
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Maria Calatrava Maria Calatrava Maria Calatrava Carlos Beltramo Carlos Beltramo Carlos Beltramo Alfonso Osorio Alfonso Osorio Alfonso Osorio Martiño Rodríguez-González Martiño Rodríguez-González Martiño Rodríguez-González Jokin De Irala Jokin De Irala Jokin De Irala Cristina Lopez-del Burgo Cristina Lopez-del Burgo Cristina Lopez-del Burgo |
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Maria Calatrava Maria Calatrava Maria Calatrava Carlos Beltramo Carlos Beltramo Carlos Beltramo Alfonso Osorio Alfonso Osorio Alfonso Osorio Martiño Rodríguez-González Martiño Rodríguez-González Martiño Rodríguez-González Jokin De Irala Jokin De Irala Jokin De Irala Cristina Lopez-del Burgo Cristina Lopez-del Burgo Cristina Lopez-del Burgo |
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Religiosity and Sexual Initiation Among Hispanic Adolescents: The Role of Sexual Attitudes |
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Religiosity and Sexual Initiation Among Hispanic Adolescents: The Role of Sexual Attitudes |
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Religiosity and Sexual Initiation Among Hispanic Adolescents: The Role of Sexual Attitudes |
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religiosity and sexual initiation among hispanic adolescents: the role of sexual attitudes |
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