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International Journal of Sexual Health Volume 33, 2021 - Issue 2
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Sexual Consent at First-Time Intercourse: Retrospective Reports from University Students in Canada and the United States

Malachi Willisa School of Human Sciences and Centre for Inequalities in the Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tiffany L. Marcantoniob Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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Kristen N. Jozkowskic Department of Applied Health Sciences, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Terry Humphreysd Psychology Department, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1390-1751
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Zoë D. Petersone Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University School of Education, Bloomington, IN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-1062
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Pages 109-122 | Received 23 Jul 2020, Accepted 04 Dec 2020, Published online: 11 Jan 2021
 
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Abstract

Objectives

We investigated whether the context of first-time intercourse (FTI) was associated with internal consent feelings and external consent communication at FTI.

Method

College students (n = 1020) from universities in Canada and the United States retrospectively reported on their FTI.

Results

Using structural equation modeling, we found that the context of participants’ FTI (e.g. age, contraceptive use) predicted their internal consent, which in turn predicted their external consent communication.

Conclusions

Sexual health education should highlight these contextual correlates of sexual consent at FTI. Despite the cultural primacy of FTI, consent should also be prioritized for other early sexual experiences.

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