Reborn a virgin: adolescents' retracting of virginity pledges and sexual histories.

Rosenbaum, Janet E

dc.contributor.author	Rosenbaum, Janet E
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-01T20:14:28Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-01T20:14:28Z
dc.date.issued	2006-05-02
dc.identifier.citation	Rosenbaum JE. Reborn a virgin: adolescents' retracting of virginity pledges and sexual histories. Am J Public Health. 2006 Jun;96(6):1098-103. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.063305. Epub 2006 May 2. PMID: 16670225; PMCID: PMC1470641.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0090-0036
dc.identifier.pmid	16670225
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/8446
dc.description.abstract	We examined retractions of virginity pledges and of sexual histories among adolescents taking part in waves 1 and 2 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
dc.description.abstract	Logistic regression analyses were used to compare respondents' reports of virginity pledges and sexual histories at waves 1 and 2.Results. Among wave 1 virginity pledgers, 53% denied having made a pledge at wave 2; after control for confounders, pledgers who subsequently initiated sexual activity were 3 times as likely to deny having made a pledge as those who did not initiate sexual activity (odds ratio [OR] = 3.21; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.04, 5.04). Among wave 1 nonvirgins who subsequently took virginity pledges, 28% retracted their sexual histories at wave 2; respondents who took virginity pledges were almost 4 times as likely as those who did not to retract reports of sexual experience (OR=3.88; 95% CI=1.87, 8.07).
dc.description.abstract	Adolescents who initiate sexual activity are likely to recant virginity pledges, whereas those who take pledges are likely to recant their sexual histories. Thus, evaluations of sexual abstinence programs are vulnerable to unreliable data. In addition, virginity pledgers may incorrectly assess the sexually transmitted disease risks associated with their prepledge sexual behavior.
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2005.063305	en_US
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dc.title	Reborn a virgin: adolescents' retracting of virginity pledges and sexual histories.	en_US
dc.type	Article/Review	en_US
dc.source.journaltitle	American journal of public health	en_US
dc.source.volume	96
dc.source.issue	6
dc.source.beginpage	1098
dc.source.endpage	103
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.source.country	United States
dc.description.version	VoR	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2023-03-01T20:14:28Z
html.description.abstract	We examined retractions of virginity pledges and of sexual histories among adolescents taking part in waves 1 and 2 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
html.description.abstract	Logistic regression analyses were used to compare respondents' reports of virginity pledges and sexual histories at waves 1 and 2.Results. Among wave 1 virginity pledgers, 53% denied having made a pledge at wave 2; after control for confounders, pledgers who subsequently initiated sexual activity were 3 times as likely to deny having made a pledge as those who did not initiate sexual activity (odds ratio [OR] = 3.21; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.04, 5.04). Among wave 1 nonvirgins who subsequently took virginity pledges, 28% retracted their sexual histories at wave 2; respondents who took virginity pledges were almost 4 times as likely as those who did not to retract reports of sexual experience (OR=3.88; 95% CI=1.87, 8.07).
html.description.abstract	Adolescents who initiate sexual activity are likely to recant virginity pledges, whereas those who take pledges are likely to recant their sexual histories. Thus, evaluations of sexual abstinence programs are vulnerable to unreliable data. In addition, virginity pledgers may incorrectly assess the sexually transmitted disease risks associated with their prepledge sexual behavior.
dc.description.institution	SUNY Downstate	en_US
dc.description.department	Epidemiology and Biostatistics	en_US
dc.description.degreelevel	N/A	en_US
dc.identifier.journal	American journal of public health