Seasonality of first coitus in the United States.
Seasonality of first coitus in the United States.
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美国首次性交的季节性。
DOI：
10.1080/19485565.1992.9988800
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发表时间：
1992
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通讯作者：
Vickers,KB
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作者：
Rodgers,JL;Harris,DF;Vickers,KB
Recent attention to causes of seasonality of births leads to an interest in seasonality patterns in the antecedents to birth, including gestational length, conception, and coital activity. In this paper we study the beginning of the process: first intercourse among adolescents and young adults. Analysis of a small and local dataset is suggestive that loss of virginity is particularly likely during the summer. A test of this “Summer Vacation Theory” using a large national dataset supports the generality of the phenomenon. Further, a prediction that seasonality patterns will change during the transition from high school to work and college is tested and supported. The existence of both biological and psycho‐social mechanisms is suggested. Policy implications are reviewed.
