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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Determinants of having extra-couple sexual intercourse, of occasional sex, and of numerous sexual partners

From: Sexual behavioural differences and risk-taking differences among born-abroad and native university students in Italy

Variables

Categories

Extra-couple sexual inter.

Occasional sexual inter.

Numerous sex. partners

OR

Sig.

OR

Sig.

OR

Sig.

Gender and place of birth

M born in IT (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

F born in IT

0.588

***

0.435

***

0.836

***

M born abroad

1.636

**

1.769

***

1.633

***

F born abroad

0.815

 

0.416

***

1.010

 

Early sexual debut

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.360

***

1.043

 

1.546

***

Binge drinking

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.420

***

1.726

***

1.614

***

Use of drugs

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.963

***

1.956

***

1.785

***

Reckless driving

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.451

***

1.555

***

1.353

***

Problems with parents’ rules

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.363

***

1.241

***

1.223

***

Problems with high-school’s rules

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.512

***

1.317

***

1.333

***

Control variables

       

 Dimension of municipality

Less than 20 thou. of hab. (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

20-100 thou. of hab.

1.113

 

1.044

 

0.959

 

More than 100 thou. of hab.

1.208

**

1.130

 

1.101

 

 Age at interview

less than 21 years old (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

21 years old or older

1.535

***

1.548

***

2.035

***

 At least one older sibling alive

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

0.966

 

1.129

**

1.008

 

 Current value of religion

No value or very little (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Enough or very important

0.988

 

0.810

***

0.689

***

 Separated/divorced parents

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.213

**

1.348

***

1.396

***

 Death of at least one parent

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.159

 

1.014

 

1.010

 

 At least one parent has a diploma or higher educational level

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.050

 

1.007

 

1.129

 

 At least one parent has a middle-high qualified job

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

0.949

 

1.067

 

1.212

***

 Talked with at least one parent about affective experiences (16–18)

No (ref.)

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.143

 

0.879

*

1.114

 

Constant term

 

0.060

***

0.248

***

0.135

***

Pseudo R2

 

0.090

 

0.133

 

0.100

 
  1. Logistic regression models
  2. Legend: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  3. Source: our elaborations on SELFY data