The correlates and gender differences of sexual behavior of single young adults in Thailand

• Main Authors: Fuller, Theodore D., Aphichat Chamratrithirong, Kanya Apipornchaisakul
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social Research
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Premarital sex; peer influence; young adults; parental knowledge; gender differences; Journal for Population and Social Studies; วารสารประชากรและสังคม
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3313
• Institution: Mahidol University

Using a nationally-representative sample of single young adults from the National Sexual Behavior Study of Thailand (N=1,852), we explore individual-, family-, peer-, and community-level factors related to premarital sex. Over 50% of single young males and about 20% of single young females aged 18-2...