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Sex in Romantic Relationships Does Not Come in the Way of Adolescents' Academics
Having sex with their romantic partners does not hamper the academic performance of adolescents, a study has revealed
However, the same doesn't hold true for sexual intercourse outside of romantic relationships.
Titled, 'Sex and School: Adolescent Sexual Intercourse and Education', the study found that the context in which adolescent sexual activity occurs can substantially moderate the negative relationship between sexual intercourse and education,
"Compared to abstinence, sexual intercourse in committed romantic relationships is often academically harmless, whereas in other types of relationships it is more detrimental," said Bill McCarthy and Eric Grodsky, sociologists at the University of California-Davis and the University of Minnesota, respectively.
"Females and males who have sex only with romantic partners are generally similar to abstainers on most of the education measures we examined," he added.
The study considered nine education measures-school attachment, high school GPA, college aspiration, college expectations, problems in school, ever truant, the number of days truant, school sanctions (suspended/expelled), and dropping out.
The analysis uses two waves of data from the "National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health" and the "Adolescent Health Academic Achievement Study."
Compared to abstainers who are otherwise similar to adolescents who have sex, youth who have sex only with partners with whom they are not romantically involved are at greater risk on the following measures- experiencing problems in school, being suspended or expelled, being less likely to expect to attend college, being less attached to school, and earning lower grades.
However, the same doesn't hold true for sexual intercourse outside of romantic relationships.
Titled, 'Sex and School: Adolescent Sexual Intercourse and Education', the study found that the context in which adolescent sexual activity occurs can substantially moderate the negative relationship between sexual intercourse and education,
"Compared to abstinence, sexual intercourse in committed romantic relationships is often academically harmless, whereas in other types of relationships it is more detrimental," said Bill McCarthy and Eric Grodsky, sociologists at the University of California-Davis and the University of Minnesota, respectively.
"Females and males who have sex only with romantic partners are generally similar to abstainers on most of the education measures we examined," he added.
The study considered nine education measures-school attachment, high school GPA, college aspiration, college expectations, problems in school, ever truant, the number of days truant, school sanctions (suspended/expelled), and dropping out.
The analysis uses two waves of data from the "National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health" and the "Adolescent Health Academic Achievement Study."
Compared to abstainers who are otherwise similar to adolescents who have sex, youth who have sex only with partners with whom they are not romantically involved are at greater risk on the following measures- experiencing problems in school, being suspended or expelled, being less likely to expect to attend college, being less attached to school, and earning lower grades.
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