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Sexuality Standards and Reported Age at First Intercourse

People who require more love and commitment prior to sex reported a later onset of sexual intercourse than did those requiring less love and commitment prior to the onset of sexual relations Oklahoma Sample (r =-.34, p < .01).

Age of First Sexual Intercourse by Sexuality Standard Grouping
Sample< Love Love> Love fdf p
Oklahoma16.6a 16.8a20.7b7.7 (2, 67).009

Note: Means with different subscripts are significantly different using Tukey HSD post hoc comparisons (p < .05).

People who require engagement or marriage prior to sex reported a older age of onset of sexual intercourse than did those who require only love prior to the onset of sexual relations or those who require friendship or casual acquaintance prior to the onset of sexual intercourse.

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