TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Are hookups replacing romantic relationships? A longitudinal study of first-year female college students
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Fielder, Robyn L.
A1  - Carey, Kate B.
A1  - Carey, Michael P.
SP  - 657
EP  - 659
VL  - 52
IS  - 5
N2  - PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence and frequency of sexual hookups across the first year of college and to compare rates of hookups and romantic relationship sex. METHODS: We surveyed 483 first-year female college students (mean age, 18.1 years; range, 18-21 years, 64% white) monthly over the first year of college about the frequency of sexual behavior in the context of hookups and romantic relationships. RESULTS: The prevalence of hookups involving oral or vaginal sex was 34% before college and 40% during the first year, compared with 58% and 56%, respectively, with romantic partners. Fewer than one in five participants (7%-18%) had a sexual hookup each month, whereas 25%-38% had sex in the context of relationships each month. CONCLUSIONS: Hooking up varies in frequency over the first year in college, but remains less common than sex in the context of relationships.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.09.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -