Poppen P J
Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052.
Adolescence. 1994 Fall;29(115):503-14.
Sexual experiences of 186 adolescents in 1979 were compared to those of 215 adolescents in 1989 who were recruited from the same university to determine if there was an increase over the decade in "safe sex" practices. Self-reported condom use increased between 1979 and 1989 for very first intercourse as well as first intercourse with current partner, although condom use was still far from universal. For other behaviors, there were sexual career changes (i.e., changes from first to current partner) but not decade changes. The percentage of respondents using any method of contraception and the percentage who discussed contraception with their partner increased from first to current partner, but did not increase between 1979 and 1989. The very first intercourse with first partner remained especially troubling since contraceptive use was very low and discussions about contraception prior to sex were very infrequent.
1979年186名青少年的性经历与1989年从同一所大学招募的215名青少年的性经历进行了比较，以确定在这十年间“安全性行为”做法是否有所增加。1979年至1989年间，首次性行为以及与现任伴侣的首次性行为中，自我报告的避孕套使用情况有所增加，尽管避孕套的使用仍远未普及。对于其他行为，存在性经历的变化（即从首任伴侣到现任伴侣的变化），但没有十年间的变化。从首任伴侣到现任伴侣，使用任何避孕方法的受访者百分比以及与伴侣讨论避孕的受访者百分比有所增加，但在1979年至1989年间没有增加。与首任伴侣的首次性行为尤其令人担忧，因为避孕措施的使用率很低，而且性行为前关于避孕的讨论非常罕见。
