Sexual Consent at First-Time Intercourse: Retrospective Reports from University Students in Canada and the United States

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Malachi Willis, T. Marcantonio, K. Jozkowski, Terry P. Humphreys, Zoë D. Peterson
2021

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Willis, M., Marcantonio, T., Jozkowski, K., Humphreys, T. P., & Peterson, Z. D. (2021). Sexual Consent at First-Time Intercourse: Retrospective Reports from University Students in Canada and the United States.

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Willis, Malachi, T. Marcantonio, K. Jozkowski, Terry P. Humphreys, and Zoë D. Peterson. “Sexual Consent at First-Time Intercourse: Retrospective Reports from University Students in Canada and the United States” (2021).

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Willis, Malachi, et al. Sexual Consent at First-Time Intercourse: Retrospective Reports from University Students in Canada and the United States. 2021.

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@article{malachi2021a,
  title = {Sexual Consent at First-Time Intercourse: Retrospective Reports from University Students in Canada and the United States},
  year = {2021},
  author = {Willis, Malachi and Marcantonio, T. and Jozkowski, K. and Humphreys, Terry P. and Peterson, Zoë D.}
}

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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