TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Black female adolescents' sexuality: pleasure expectancies, sexual guilt, and age of sexual debut JO - American journal of sexuality education A1 - Thorpe, Shemeka A1 - Tanner, Amanda E. A1 - Nichols, Tracy R. A1 - Kuperberg, Arielle A1 - Payton Foh, Erica SP - 199 EP - 220 VL - 16 IS - 2 N2 - This study examined individual and familial influences on Black female adolescents' (N = 1426) sexual pleasure expectancies, sexual guilt, and age of sexual debut using data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent to Adult Health.

RESULTS indicated significant differences between Black female adolescents that were sexually active and those that were not. Religious importance, having a residential father, and perceived pubertal timing were significantly associated with sexual guilt and pleasure expectancies. Religious importance and perceived pubertal timing were also associated with later ages of sexual debut. These results have implications for sexuality education and future research using sex positive and intimate justice frameworks.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1554-6128 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2021.1892005 ID - ref1 ER -