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Vasilenko SA, Lefkowitz ES. Changes in Religiosity After First Intercourse in the Transition to Adulthood. Psycholog Relig Spiritual. 2014;6(4):310-315doi: 10.1037/a0037472.
Vasilenko, S. A., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2014). Changes in Religiosity After First Intercourse in the Transition to Adulthood. Psychology of religion and spirituality, 6(4), 310-315. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037472
Vasilenko, Sara A, and Lefkowitz, Eva S. "Changes in Religiosity After First Intercourse in the Transition to Adulthood." Psychology of religion and spirituality vol. 6,4 (2014): 310-315. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037472
Vasilenko SA, Lefkowitz ES. Changes in Religiosity After First Intercourse in the Transition to Adulthood. Psycholog Relig Spiritual. 2014 Nov;6(4):310-315. doi: 10.1037/a0037472. PMID: 25580182; PMCID: PMC4286182.
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Psycholog Relig Spiritual. 2014 Nov;6(4):310-315. doi: 10.1037/a0037472.

Changes in Religiosity After First Intercourse in the Transition to Adulthood.

Psychology of religion and spirituality

Sara A Vasilenko, Eva S Lefkowitz

Affiliations

  1. The Methodology Center, Pennsylvania State University.
  2. Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University.

PMID: 25580182 PMCID: PMC4286182 DOI: 10.1037/a0037472

Abstract

Religiosity delays initiation of sexual behavior, but the association may be bidirectional, and individuals may become less religious after first intercourse. This study uses longitudinal data from college students to examine whether two aspects of religiosity change before and after first intercourse using multiphase growth curve models. Students' religiosity did not change in the six months preceding first intercourse, but on average they attended services less often and felt religion was less important in the twelve months after first intercourse. These findings suggest that sexual behavior can influence religious development in emerging adulthood, and underscore the importance of studying the impact of sexuality beyond the health outcomes typically studied, and of examining how life events influence religious development in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Keywords: religiosity; sexual behavior; transition to adulthood

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