Social Capital and Age at Sexual Debut: Race Differences in South Africa

被引:3
作者
Jorgensen-Wells, Mckell A. [1 ]
James, Spencer L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Brigham Young Univ, Sch Family Life, 2095 JFSB, Provo, UT 84602 USA
来源
SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL | 2020年 / 9卷 / 11期
基金
美国国家卫生研究院; 美国安德鲁·梅隆基金会;
关键词
adolescence; race; risky behaviors; sexual debut; social capital; South Africa; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; RISK-FACTORS; YOUNG-WOMEN; HIGH-SCHOOL; HEALTH; FAMILY; ADOLESCENCE; BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; NETWORKS;
D O I
10.3390/socsci9110197
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Literature on social capital has long considered whether and how social capital is protective against various risk behaviors, including age at sexual debut. However, much of this literature uses data from wealthy countries in the Global North and is often cross-sectional, dampening generalizability. In this paper, we employ longitudinal South African data from adolescents in the Cape Area Panel Study to examine the longitudinal link between social capital and age at sexual debut. We first examine the overall relationship between age at sexual debut and social capital and then examine how the relationship differs by race. Results suggest that, on average, each additional activity is associated with an approximate 2 month delay in age at sexual debut. However, we observed steep racial differences. For Africans, the link between social capital and age at sexual debut was not significant, while the results for Coloureds and Whites were. For Coloureds, each additional activity translated into a 3 month delay in sexual debut, while for Whites we found a 4 month delay. We found no evidence of sex differences. Taken together, these results suggest that social capital is not equally efficacious for all South African adolescents. For Africans, social capital does not appear to be linked to age at sexual debut. In contrast, more social capital activities appear to be linked to delayed sexual debut, most particularly for Whites.
引用
收藏
页码:1 / 15
页数:15
相关论文
共 98 条
[1]   Social capital and sexual behavior among Ugandan university students [J].
Agardh, Anette ;
Emmelin, Maria ;
Muriisa, Robert ;
Ostergren, Per-Olof .
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 2010, 3
[2]   TIMING OF SEXUAL DEBUT AMONG UNMARRIED YOUTHS AGED 15-24 YEARS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [J].
Amo-Adjei, Joshua ;
Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale .
JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE, 2018, 50 (02) :161-177
[3]   RECKLESS BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENCE - A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE [J].
ARNETT, J .
DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW, 1992, 12 (04) :339-373
[4]   Adolescent storm and stress, reconsidered [J].
Arnett, JJ .
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, 1999, 54 (05) :317-326
[5]  
Asante KO, 2018, INT Q COMMUNITY HEAL, V39, P9, DOI [10.1177/0272684X18811016, 10.1177/0272684x18811016]
[6]  
Bakilana Anne, 2005, Afr J AIDS Res, V4, P1, DOI 10.2989/16085900509490335
[7]   EFFECT OF EARLY SEXUAL DEBUT ON HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION IN SOUTH AFRICA [J].
Bengesai, A. V. ;
Khan, H. T. A. ;
Dube, R. .
JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE, 2018, 50 (01) :124-143
[8]   The effects of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure on adolescent risk behaviors [J].
Blum, RW ;
Beuhring, T ;
Shew, ML ;
Bearinger, LH ;
Sieving, RE ;
Resnick, MD .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2000, 90 (12) :1879-1884
[9]  
Buhrmester Duane., 1998, CO THEY KEEP FRIENDS, P158
[10]   Parental investment, club membership, and youth sexual risk behavior in Cape Town [J].
Camlin, Carol S. ;
Snow, Rachel C. .
HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR, 2008, 35 (04) :522-540