%0 Journal Article
%T Associations Between Forced and ¡°Persuaded¡± First Intercourse and Later Health Outcomes in Women
%A Ailise Bulfin
%A Elizabeth Nixon
%A Ivana Bacik
%A Rosaleen McElvaney
%A Simon McCarthy-Jones
%A Veronica O¡¯Keane
%J Violence Against Women
%@ 1552-8448
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1077801218793223
%X The effects of nonconsensual first experiences of sexual intercourse in women are understudied. This was investigated in 3,875 adult women of whom 6.7% reported ¡°persuaded¡± first-sex and 0.8% reported forced first-sex. Compared with willing first-sex, both forced and ¡°persuaded¡± first-sex occurred earlier, involved a greater age difference between partners, and were associated with more lifetime sexual partners and some measures of worse psychological well-being. In addition, ¡°persuaded¡± first-sex was associated with worse general physical health. ¡°Persuaded¡± first-sex and its relation to health need to be better understood, along with how culture influences women¡¯s experiences of first-sex
%K abuse
%K adolescence
%K childhood
%K coercion
%K date rape
%K mental health
%K women¡¯s health
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077801218793223