Measurements of adolescent sexual behavior in the standard sample of societies

Ethnology Vol/Iss. 23 Published In Pages: 315-329
By Barry III, Herbert, Schlegel, Alice

Hypothesis

Sexual behavior in childhood will be positively associated with sexual behavior in adolescence in societies where there is little differentiation from childhood to adolescence (316).

Note

Results show a higher degree of continuity from childhood to adolescence for girls than for boys.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationSupportedp<.001UNKNOWNUNKNOWN