University of Iowa Discovers Starling Link between Teen Sex and Divorce

[Soul Crusher]

Los angeles.  Went down to venice beach and said to myself after some doper handed my a communist party pamphlet "this is the decline of america". 

went to santa monica and went in the ocean. Nice there.  A lot of german tourists.  Family has a place in pacific palisades. 

Went out and about to get a feel of the place.  Gorgeos weather and scenery, but crazy traffic and the homes are priced so insanely expensive, I really thought I had seen it all.  Tiny little single level ranch no basement nothing on a postage stamp is 875k.  Insane.

[OzmO]

And that's after the real-estate crash lol

Yeah LA is quite different than northern Cali where i am at. 

That Venice beach area is nice though.  If you are feeling frisky go to compton lol. 

[Soul Crusher]

Don't know if feel like slumming.

[Soul Crusher]

Yeah.  Jfk is disgusting.  Walking through there is like the bronx zoo monorail. 

The weather out here is insane.  Went into the pacific ocean. Much nice than jones beach and orchard beach for sure.  also no spanish music blasting and fat 250 lb puerto ricans in bikins.

[Straw Man]

Ozmo - I am out here in cali on family stuff, and must say - this has got to be the biggest collection of fuck ups, dopers, hippies, botoxed women, wierdos, freaks, and bozos I have ever seen.

A lot of homeless too. 

family reunion?

[Soul Crusher]

Relative dying of cancer.  Not that you care.

[Straw Man]

Relative dying of cancer.  Not that you care.

I figured you would be able to tell I was just giving you some shit, making a joke, etc

[Soul Crusher]

I know.  I was just trying to make you feel like shit.

[Straw Man]

I know.  I was just trying to make you feel like shit.

I feel fine

you don't seem any different than usual

you somehow managed to find time to log on to GB and tell us about all the
"fuck ups, dopers, hippies, botoxed women, wierdos, freaks, and bozos"

[Soul Crusher]

On my phone.  Have time to kill.

[Straw Man]

On my phone.  Have time to kill.

sounds like any other day for you

no offense

just saying

[loco]

So which is it?

Do atheists have a lower divorce rate or do Christians?

Have you not been reading, OzmO?    

So far, studies show that it doesn't matter whether you are atheist or theist, Baptist or Mormon, Christian or not.  

According to studies so far, the people who have the lowest divorce rate are those who never marry, or those who have few to no sexual partners before marriage, those who marry later in life, those who have a college degree, those who have a good income, who do not live with their partner before marriage.  There are exceptions, but this seems to be the norm.  

[whork25]

sounds like any other day for you

no offense

just saying

Get a room you two

[Skip8282]

According to studies so far, the people who have the lowest divorce rate are those who never marry,.....
 

Uh, maybe these researchers need a little vacation time?

[loco]

Uh, maybe these researchers need a little vacation time?

I threw that in there just for humor.   

[MCWAY]

So which is it?

Do atheists have a lower divorce rate or do Christians?

I thought I answered that. I believe Christians do, for three simple reasons.

One, there are WAY more of them (and more of them marry)

Two, there are fewer atheists (and fewer of them get hitched).

[loco]

I thought I answered that. I believe Christians do, for three simple reasons.

One, there are WAY more of them (and more of them marry)

Two, there are fewer atheists (and fewer of them get hitched).

MCWAY, are you saying that for these two reasons Christians have a higher divorce rate?  OzmO was asking who has the lowest. 

[MCWAY]

MCWAY, are you saying that for these two reasons Christians have a higher divorce rate?  OzmO was asking who has the lowest. 

From the link you gave (or the ReligiousTolerance link), I thought it was the Lutherans.

I expect Christians to have higher marriage rates, because marriage is encouraged among believers. It follows that more of a group is getting hitched, there'd be more divorces or a higher divorce rates.

I also agree with the take you cited, regarding education and age being factors. As I said earlier, the quip goes that "God gave Adam a JOB before he gave him a wife."

Marriages were arranged by the parents, back in the day, for FINANCIAL reasons. If you have daugthers (as I do), you'd certainly don't want them marrying some broke pooh-butt who can't pay the bills.

To again cite that old-school 80s jam, "Ain't nothin' going on but the rent!!"

[MCWAY]

Los angeles.  Went down to venice beach and said to myself after some doper handed my a communist party pamphlet "this is the decline of america". 

went to santa monica and went in the ocean. Nice there.  A lot of german tourists.  Family has a place in pacific palisades. 

Went out and about to get a feel of the place.  Gorgeos weather and scenery, but crazy traffic and the homes are priced so insanely expensive, I really thought I had seen it all.  Tiny little single level ranch no basement nothing on a postage stamp is 875k.  Insane.

Ozmo - I am out here in cali on family stuff, and must say - this has got to be the biggest collection of fuck ups, dopers, hippies, botoxed women, wierdos, freaks, and bozos I have ever seen.

A lot of homeless too. 

That's why you need to come to the Sunshine State. We got all the beauty, but far less of the weirdness, of California. Cost of living is cheaper, too.

[Colossus_500]

UI study examines link between teen sex and divorce rate



A University of Iowa study found that women who make their sexual debut as young teens are more likely to divorce, especially if "the first time" was unwanted, or if she had mixed feelings about it.

Published in the April issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family, the analysis found that 31 percent of women who had sex for the first time as teens divorced within five years, and 47 percent divorced within 10 years. The divorce rate for women who delayed sex until adulthood was far lower: 15 percent at five years, and 27 percent at 10 years.

Author Anthony Paik, associate professor of sociology in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, examined the responses of 3,793 ever-married women to the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth.

A first sexual experience that was unwanted or not completely wanted was strongly associated with divorce. If the young woman chose to lose her virginity as a teen, the results were more nuanced.

When the first intercourse took place early in adolescence –- before the age of 16 –- the women were more likely to divorce, even if that first sexual experience was wanted.

If the young woman waited until age 16 or 17 and the first sex was wanted, there was no direct link to dissolution down the road. But, while the sex itself did not increase the likelihood of a marital split, other factors related to sexuality -– such as a higher number of sexual partners, pregnancy, or out-of-wedlock birth -– increased the risk for some respondents.

Thirty-one percent of women who experienced adolescent sexual debut had premarital sex with multiple partners, compared to 24 percent of those who waited. Twenty-nine percent experienced premarital conceptions, versus 15 percent who waited. And, one in four women who had sex during their teenage years had a baby before they were married, compared to only one in ten who held off.

"The results are consistent with the argument that there are down sides to adolescent sexuality, including the increased likelihood of divorce," Paik said. "But there's also support for the 'more sex positive' view, because if a teen delays sex to late adolescence and it is wanted, that choice in itself doesn't necessarily lead to increased risk of divorce."

Only a small percentage of women who had sex before age 18 said it was completely wanted. Just 1 percent chose to have sex at age 13 or younger, 5 percent at age 14 or 15, and 10 percent at age 16 or 17. Another 42 percent reported first sexual intercourse before age 18 that was not completely wanted, while the remaining portion of the sample waited until age 18 or older to have sex (wanted, 22 percent; unwanted, 21 percent).

Paik said there are a couple potential explanations for the link between teen sex and divorce.

"One possibility is a selection explanation, that the women who had sex as adolescents were predisposed to divorce. The attitudes that made them feel OK about having sex as teens may have also influenced the outcome of their marriage," Paik said. "The other possibility is a causal explanation –- that the early sexual experience led to the development of behaviors or beliefs that promote divorce."

In a statistical analysis, he found more evidence for the latter, suggesting that the sexual experiences as a teen affected the marriage. The results related to unwanted sex supported his hunch. Nevertheless, he cautions that it is too early to rule out the selection explanation.

"If the sex was not completely wanted or occurred in a traumatic context, it's easy to imagine how that could have a negative impact on how women might feel about relationships, or on relationship skills," Paik said. "The experience could point people on a path toward less stable relationships."

Limitations of the study included a lack of information on respondents' work status, which is often used as a control factor in divorce research, and the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data included some imputed values. Paik arrived at the same results by excluding the imputed figures, but would like to repeat the study with the new 2006-08 data to confirm that the findings still hold.

"It's a timely topic, given the current debate over the sexualization of girls," Paik said. "This study tries to provide some answers about adolescent sexuality and the risk of marital dissolution, and the results show that both the context and early onset of first intercourse are associated with divorce."



http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2011/june/061411paik_study.html

GENIUS!!!!  

REALLY!!!???

These folks needed the University of Iowa to tell them something that their Sunday School teacher or "Rev." could have told them (and probably already had, DECADES AGO)?

I read this article too and thought the same thing. LOL "Ya Think???" 

[MCWAY]

I read this article too and thought the same thing. LOL "Ya Think???" 

I saw this on one of the TVs at my gym, before looking up this particular article.

I just laughed and shook my head in disbelief.

Only the "brilliant" minds of eggheaded researchers in liberal academia would spend hundreds of thousands (if not MILLIONS) of dollars, all to tell you something, that "Rev." has been telling you for years in church.

[loco]

From the link you gave (or the ReligiousTolerance link), I thought it was the Lutherans.

I expect Christians to have higher marriage rates, because marriage is encouraged among believers. It follows that more of a group is getting hitched, there'd be more divorces or a higher divorce rates.

I also agree with the take you cited, regarding education and age being factors. As I said earlier, the quip goes that "God gave Adam a JOB before he gave him a wife."

Marriages were arranged by the parents, back in the day, for FINANCIAL reasons. If you have daugthers (as I do), you'd certainly don't want them marrying some broke pooh-butt who can't pay the bills.

To again cite that old-school 80s jam, "Ain't nothin' going on but the rent!!"

Yours is a very honest and logic answer.  I agree with you! 

[240 is Back]

divorce rocks.  Flooding the market with desperate cougars and milfs.  Smart move.

[OzmO]

I thought I answered that. I believe Christians do, for three simple reasons.
One, there are WAY more of them (and more of them marry)
Two, there are fewer atheists (and fewer of them get hitched).

If 3000 Christians get married and 1000 get divorced and that's compared to 500 atheists getting married and 250 get divorced then Atheists would have a higher rate, but there would be more Christians getting divorced.

So my question isn't about who has more marriages or divorces.  Obviously, there are far more "Christian Marriages"  My question is who has a higher (or lower) rate? (percentage)

[OzmO]

If 3000 Christians get married and 1000 get divorced and that's compared to 500 atheists getting married and 250 get divorced then Atheists would have a higher rate, but there would be more Christians getting divorced.

So my question isn't about who has more marriages or divorces.  Obviously, there are far more "Christian Marriages"  My question is who has a higher (or lower) rate? (percentage)

Bump