Age of Sexual Debut and Physical Dating Violence Victimization: Sex Differences Among US High School Students

CONCLUSIONSEvidence supports the belief that early sexual debut is associated with higher odds of PDV victimization, particularly for girls. Healthcare providers, school counselors, and educators should be aware of this sex difference in the association between early sexual debut age and PDV victimization while focusing PDV interventions on adolescents with early sexual debut age.
Source: Journal of School Health - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research