Measurements of adolescent sexual behavior in the standard sample of societies

Barry III, Herbert; Schlegel, Alice

Measurements of adolescent sexual behavior in the standard sample of societies

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 23 • Published In 1984 • 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 Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Differentiation From Childhood	Independent	Socialization, Transmission Of Cultural Norms, Status Of Adolescents
Sexual Expression	Dependent	Sexual Intercourse, Sex Training, Status Of Adolescents
Sexual Restraint	Dependent	General Sex Restrictions, Sex Training, Sexual Intercourse, Status Of Adolescents

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schlegel, Alice	1991	Greater separation of adolescents from adults will be associated with sharp differentiation of adolescence from earlier and later life stages (179).	Partially supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Harrington, Charles	1968	"The degree of sexual differentiation in socialization practices of societies practicing circumcision at adolescence will be relatively high. In such societies boys and girls will be treated differentially and their differences maximized" (952)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Harrington, Charles	1968	"The degree of sexual differentiation in socialization practices in societies practicing supercision at adolescence will be relatively low. In such societies boys and girls will be treated alike and their differences minimized" (952)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gray, J. Patrick	1984	The degree of female extramarital sexual behavior is negatively associated with the degree of father-child contact during early childhood (134).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barry III, Herbert	1980	Societies in which social solidarity (low emphasis on obedience and low frequency of teasing) and sex differentiation are present in early childhood will be associated with the occurrence of initiation ceremonies (136, 138).	Partially supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Measurements of adolescent sexual behavior in the standard sample of societies

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 23 • Published In 1984 • Pages: 315-329 • Cite

By Barry III, Herbert, Schlegel, Alice

Hypothesis

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Test

Variables

Related Hypotheses

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 23 • Published In 1984 • Pages: 315-329 •