Journal of Population Sciences
From: Adolescent sexual behaviour and academic performance of Italian students
Variables | Mean (St. dev) | Min–max |
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Outcome variable | Â | Â |
High school final mark | 82.00 (11.77) | 60–100 |
Explanatory variables | Â | Â |
Sexual abstinence | 0.35 (0.47) | 0–1 |
Early age at first intercourse | 0.10 (0.31) | 0–1 |
Covariates | Â | Â |
Mark before secondary school (terza media) | 8.27 (1.12) | 6–10 |
He/she was doing volunteering often when she/he was 14–18 | 0.09 (0.29) | 0–1 |
He/she was doing sport often when she/he was 14–18 | 0.73 (0.44) | 0–1 |
Mother has at least high school degree | 0.59 (0.49) | 0–1 |
Father has at least high school degree | 0.57 (0.49) | 0–1 |
Father unemployed during high school period | 0.06 (0.23) | 0–1 |
Mother unemployed during high school period | 0.38 (0.48) | 0–1 |
Parents worked as a white collar during high school period | 0.59 (0.49) | 0–1 |
Divorce | 0.08 (0.28) | 0–1 |
Born in the South of Italy | 0.40 (0.49) | 0–1 |
Living in a district with more than 50000 habitans (school time) | 0.38 (0.48) | 0–1 |
Instrumental variables (IV) | Â | Â |
Having had sex without emotional involvement | 0.36 (0.48) | 0–1 |
Having had sex with someone | Â | Â |
without being in relationship with and without using the condom | 0.30 (0.45) | 0–1 |
Having cheated the partner | 0.18 (0.38) | 0–1 |