May 1, 2024Sexuality Gender & PolicyOpen Access

Late sexual debut—A qualitative interview study

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AHAnne‐Katrine HansenAarhus University BLBirgitte Schantz LaursenNational Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

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Qualitative interview study reveals that late sexual debut fosters marginalization and distress in young adults, highlighting childhood and religious influences on sexual development.

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Late sexual debut often triggers feelings of marginalization, social isolation, and low self-esteem, which together create an enduring negative spiral for affected individuals.
Semi-structured interviews with 12 individuals aged over twenty revealed that religious indoctrination and negative body image strongly hindered normal sexual development.
Highlights how early developmental influences and prolonged virginity compound social barriers, suggesting targeted relationship guidance is needed to support delayed sexual debut.

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Hansen et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6c32cb6db643587642040 https://doi.org/10.1002/sgp2.12095

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Qualitative interview study reveals that late sexual debut fosters marginalization and distress in young adults, highlighting childhood and religious influences on sexual development.

Late sexual debut—A qualitative interview study

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Late sexual debut—A qualitative interview study

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