Neighborhood and family contexts of adolescent sexual activity

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 920-933

  Upchurch, Dawn M ^a,b   Aneshensel, Carol S ^a,b   Sucoff, Clea A ^c   Levy Storms, Lené ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Division of Healthcare Education and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Neighborhoods; Sexual activity; Social contexts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041029927     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/354013     Document Type: Review

References (60)

1. Aldenderfer, M. S., & Blashfield, R. K. (1984). Cluster analysis. Sage University Paper series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, 7-44. Beverly Hills: Sage.
2. Allison, P. D. (1984). Event history analysis: Regression for longitudinal event data. Sage University Paper series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, 7-46. Beverly Hills: Sage.
3. Anderson, E. (1989). Sex codes and family life among poor inner-city youths. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, 501, 59-78.
4. Anderson, E. (1991). Neighborhood effects on teenage pregnancy. In C. Jencks & P. E. Peterson (Eds.), The urban underclass (pp. 375-408). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
5. Aneshensel, C. S., & Sucoff, C. A. (1996). The neighborhood context of adolescent mental health. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 37, 293-310.
6. Benda, B. B., & DiBlasio, F. A. (1991). Comparison of four theories of adolescent sexual exploration. Deviant Behavior, 12, 235-257.
7. Boisjoly, J., Duncan, G. J., & Hofferth, S. (1995). Access to social capital. Journal of Family Issues, 16, 609-631.
8. Brewster, K. L. (1994a). Neighborhood context and the transition to sexual activity among young Black women. Demography, 31, 603-614.
9. Brewster, K. L. (1994b). Race differences in sexual activity among adolescent women: The role of neighborhood characteristics. American Sociological Review, 59(June), 408-424.
10. Brewster, K. L, Billy, J. O. G., & Grady, W. R. (1993). Social context and adolescent behavior: The impact of community on the transition to sexual activity. Social Forces, 71, 713-740.
11. Bronfenbrenner, U. (1986). Ecology of the family as a context for human development: Research perspectives. Developmental Psychology, 22, 723-742.
12. Brooks-Gunn, J., Duncan, G. J., Kelbanov, P. K., & Sealand, N. (1993). Do neighborhoods influence child and adolescent development? American Journal of Sociology, 99, 353-395.
13. Cherlin, A. (1978). Remarriage as an incomplete institution. American Journal of Sociology, 84, 634-650.
14. Coleman, J. S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American Journal of Sociology, Suppl., 94, S95-S120.
15. Conger, K. J., Conger, R. D., & Scaramella, L. V. (1997). Parents, siblings, psychological control and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Adolescent Research, 12, 113-138.
16. Crane, J. (1993). The epidemic theory of ghettos and neighborhood effects on dropping out and teenage childbearing. American Journal of Sociology, 96. 1226-1259.
17. Crosbie-Burnett, M. (1989). Application of family stress theory to remarriage: A model assessing and helping stepfamilies. Family Relations, 38, 323-331.
18. Day, R. D. (1992). The transition to first intercourse among racially and culturally diverse youth. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 749-762.
19. DeGaston, J. F., Weed, S., & Jensen, L. (1996). Understanding gender differences in adolescent sexuality. Adolescence, 31, 217-231.
20. Demo, D. H., & Acock, A. C. (1996). Family structure, family process, and adolescent well-being. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 6, 457-488.
21. Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
22. Elder, G. H., Jr. (1997). The life course and human development. In R. M. Lerner (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology, volume I: Theoretical models of human development (pp. 939-991). New York: Wiley.
23. Elder, G. H., Jr., Modell, J., & Parke, R., (Eds.). (1993). Children in time and place: Developmental and historical insights. New York: Cambridge University Press.
24. Feldman, S. S., & Brown, N. (1993). Family influences on adolescent male sexuality: The mediational role of self-restraint. Social Development, 2, 15-35.
25. Fisher, T. D. (1986). Parent-child communication about sex and young adolescents' sexual knowledge and attitudes. Adolescence, 21, 517-527.
26. Flewelling, R. L., & Bauman, K. E. (1990). Family structure as a predictor of initial substance use and sexual intercourse in early adolescence. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 171-181.
27. Fox, G. L., & Inazu, J. K. (1980). Patterns and outcomes of mother-daughter communication about sexuality. Journal of Social Issues, 36, 7-29.
28. Furstenberg, F. F., Jr., & Hughes, M. E. (1995). Social capital and successful development among at-risk youth. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 580-592.
29. Furstenberg, F. F., Jr., Morgan, S. P., Moore, K. A., & Peterson, J. L. (1987). Race differences in the timing of adolescent intercourse. American Sociological Review, 52, 511-518.
30. Gibson, J. W., & Kempf, J. (1990). Attitudinal predictors of sexual activity in Hispanic adolescent females. Journal of Adolescent Research, 5, 414-430.
31. Hogan, D. P., & Astone, N. M. (1986). The transition to adulthood. Annual Review of Sociology, 21, 109-130.
32. Hogan, D. P., & Kitagawa, E. M. (1985). The impact of social status, family structure, and neighborhood on the fertility of black adolescents. American Journal of Sociology, 90, 825-855.
33. Hovell, M., Sipan, C., Blumberg, E., Atkins, C., Hofstetter, C. R., & Kreitner, S. (1994). Family influences on Latino and Anglo adolescents' sexual behavior. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 973-986.
34. Jaccard, J., Dittus, P. J., & Gordon, V. V. (1996). Maternal correlates of adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior. Family Planning Perspectives, 28, 159-165, 185.
35. Jencks, C., & Mayer, S. E. (1990). The social consequences of growing up in a poor neighborhood. In L. E. Lynn, Jr. & M. G. H. McGeary (Eds.), Inner-city poverty in the United States (pp. 111-186). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
36. Ku, L., Sonenstein, F. L., & Pleck, J. H. (1993). Neighborhood, family, and work: Influences on the premarital behaviors of adolescent males. Social Forces, 72, 479-503.
37. Lauritsen, J. L. (1994). Explaining race and gender differences in adolescent sexual behavior. Social Forces, 72, 859-883.
38. Maccoby, E. E., & Martin, J. A. (1983). Socialization in the context of the family: Parent-child interaction. In P. H. Mussen (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology, Vol. 4 (pp. 1-101). New York: Wiley.
39. Massey, D. S., & Deutern, N. A. (1993). American apartheid: Segregation and the making of the underclass. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
40. Mills, D. (1984). A model for stepfamily development. Family Relations, 33, 365-372.
41. Neugarten, B. L., Moore, J. W., & Lowe, J. C. (1965). Age norms, age constraints, and adult socialization. American Journal of Sociology, 70, 710-717.
42. Parsons, T., & Bales, R. F. (1955). Family, socialization, and interaction processes. New York: Free Press.
43. Resnick, M. D., Bearman, P. S., Blum, R. W., Bauman, K. E., Harris, K. M., Jones, J., Tabor, J., Beuhring, T., Sieving, R. E., Shew, M., Ireland, M., Bearinger, L. H., & Udry, J. R. (1997). Protecting adolescents from harm: Findings from the national longitudinal study of adolescent health. Journal of the American Medical Association, 278, 823-832.
44. Rogers, K. B. (1999). Parenting processes related to sexual risk-taking behaviors of adolescent males and females. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61, 99-109.
45. Rossi, A. S., & Rossi, P. H. (1980). Of human bonding. New York: Walter de Gruyter.
46. Sampson, R. J. (1998, November). Do communities undergird or undermine human development? Relevant contexts and social mechanisms. Paper presented at the Symposium Does It Take a Village? Community Effects on Children, Adolescents, and Families, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
47. Sampson, R. J., Raudetibush, S. W., & Earls, F. (1997). Neighborhood and volent crime: A multilevel study of collective efficacy. Science, 277, 918-924.
48. Sucoff, C. A., & Upchurch, D. M. (1998). Neighborhood context and the risk of childbearing among metro-area black adolescents. American Sociological Review, 63, 571-585.
49. Thornton, A., & Camburn, D. (1987). The influence of the family on premarital sexual attitudes and behaviors. Demography, 24, 323-340.
50. Thornton, A., Orbuch, T. L., & Axinn, W. G. (1995). Parent-child relationships during the transition to adulthood. Journal of Family Issues, 16, 538-564.
51. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (1997). Census of the population and housing, 1990: Los Angeles County. (Summary Tape File No. 3B [CD-ROM]). Washington, DC: Department of Commerce.
52. Upchurch, D. M., Levy-Storms, L., Sucoff, C. A., & Aneshensel, C. S. (1998). Gender and ethnic differences in the timing of sexual activity. Family Planning Perspectives, 30(3), 121-127.
53. Upchurch, D. M., Lillard, L. A., and Aneshensel, C. S. (1999, March). Inconsistencies in reporting occurrence and timing of sexual initiation in the Add Health Survey. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New York.
54. Whitbeck, L. B., Conger, R., & Kao, M. (1993). The influence of parental support, depressed affect and peers on the sexual behaviors of adolescent girls. Journal of Family Issues, 14(2), 261-278.
55. Whitbeck, L. B., Hoyt, D. R., Miller, M., & Kao, M. (1992). Parental support, depressed affect, and sexual experiences among adolescents. Youth and Society, 24, 166-177.
56. Wilson, W. J. (1987). The truly disadvantaged: The inner city, the underclass and public policy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
57. Wilson, W. J. (1996). When work disappears: The world of the new urban poor. New York: Vintage.
58. Wu, L. L., & Martinson, B. C. (1993). Family structure and the risk of a premarital birth. American Sociological Review, 58, 210-232.
59. Yamuguchi, K. (1991). Event history analysis. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
60. Young, E. W., Jensen, L. C., Olsen, J. A., & Cundick, B. P. (1991). The effects of family structure on the sexual behavior of adolescents. Adolescence, 26, 977-986.