Two models of risk for sexual behaviour were developed using stepwise discriminant analysis. The first model assessed the predictive strength of demographic, knowledge, attitudinal, and behavioural variables in determining which adolescents "ever had sexual intercourse" compared to adolescents who "never had sexual intercourse". The second model assessed the same variables to determine which adolescents were more likely to have had an increased number of partners. For males, the model of risk for "ever had sexual intercourse" yielded nine variables which accounted for 27.6% of the discriminatory power of the model. The nine determinants in order of entry to the model were: alcohol use, cigarette use, cannabis use, positive attitude towards casual sex, high self-esteem/self-image, average mark last term less than 60%, weekly church attendance, poor relationship with parents. and do not know mother's birthplace. For females, the model of risk for "ever had sexual intercourse" yielded fourteen variables which accounted for 27.5% of the discriminatory power of the model. The fourteen determinants in order of entry to the model were: cigarette use, positive attitude towards casual sex, cannabis use, alcohol use, subjects in high school were preparing the student for work, urban/rural, live with "other/mom only/dad only", finish education at high school, do not know mother's birthplace, father's occupation was unemployed, poor relationship with parents, average mark last term less than 60%, low knowledge score, and low sexual worry. Predictive models of health, notably the Health Belief Model, The Theory of Reasoned Action and the Social Learning Theory, have been developed within specific theoretical frameworks and have shown promise in delineating the determinants of behaviour. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/6791 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Creators | Doherty, Jo-Anne Audrey. |
| Contributors | Wells, G., |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 253 p. |
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