Young Adult Casual Sexual Behavior: Life-Course-Specific Motivations and Consequences

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dc.contributor.authorLyons, Heidi A.
dc.contributor.authorManning, Wendy D.
dc.contributor.authorLongmore, Monica A.
dc.contributor.authorGiordano, Peggy C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T17:03:47Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T17:03:47Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractMost young adults have had some casual sex experience. However, it is important to understand the motivations for such behavior. We investigate the motivations for and consequences of casual sex using a life-course lens. We use the Toledo Adolescent Relationship Study to examine a diverse sample of young adults with recent casual sexual experiences (N = 239). We draw on a subset of in-depth relationship narratives (N = 44) to provide a more nuanced understanding of the motivations for and consequences of casual sex. We find that sexual pleasure and substance use remain the most common reasons for participating in casual sex. However, young adults report motives that are associated with the young adult stage in the life course including too busy for commitment, geographic mobility, and feeling too young to be tied down. These findings can inform service providers who work with the young adult population.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLyons, Heidi A., Wendy D. Manning, Monica A. Longmore, and Peggy C. Giordano. 2014. “Young Adult Casual Sexual Behavior: Life Course Specific Motivations and Consequences.” Sociological Perspective 57: 79-101.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10323/3209
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectCasual sexen_US
dc.subjectLife-course theoryen_US
dc.subjectYoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.titleYoung Adult Casual Sexual Behavior: Life-Course-Specific Motivations and Consequencesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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