Examining the Relationship between Gender Contentedness and Sex-Related Experiences among Taiwanese Youth

Liu, Chia-Yi; Kuo, Jen-Hao; Lee, Ting-Hsuan; Strong, Carol; Tsai, Meng-Che; Lee, Chih-Ting

doi:10.3390/ijerph182010635

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Examining the Relationship between Gender Contentedness and Sex-Related Experiences among Taiwanese Youth

by

Chia-Yi Liu

¹,

Jen-Hao Kuo

¹

,

Ting-Hsuan Lee

¹,

Carol Strong

²

,

Meng-Che Tsai

^3,*

and

Chih-Ting Lee

^4,*

¹

School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

²

Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

³

Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

⁴

Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

^*

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(20), 10635; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010635

Submission received: 22 September 2021 / Revised: 28 September 2021 / Accepted: 8 October 2021 / Published: 11 October 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Second Edition of Stigma, Health and Wellbeing)

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Abstract

Little is known about how gender contentedness is related to sex-related experiences among Taiwanese adolescents. Secondary analysis of data (n = 2624, Mage = 13.3 ± 0.47 years and 51% males) on a longitudinal youth cohort was used to track the evolving development of sex-related experiences such as exposure to sexually explicit media, romantic experiences, and sexual behaviors. Hierarchical multinomial logistic regression analyses were applied to study the effects of gender contentedness on sex-related outcome variables. The results showed that nearly 10% of the subjects were not contented with their gender. As compared to peers, gender-discontented adolescents had a higher likelihood of exposures to sexually explicit media (odds ratio [OR]. = 1.70, 95% confidence interval [CI]. = 1.18–2.46) and risky sex behaviors (OR = 2.22, 95% CI = 1.03–4.81). These results shed light on the impact of self-perceived gender contentedness on sex-related experiences in Taiwanese adolescents. Our findings are helpful for the development of practical guidance on sexual health issues, particularly for those who are discontented with their gender.

Keywords: gender contentedness; sexual health; risky sex behavior; sexually explicit media; adolescent

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Liu, C.-Y.; Kuo, J.-H.; Lee, T.-H.; Strong, C.; Tsai, M.-C.; Lee, C.-T. Examining the Relationship between Gender Contentedness and Sex-Related Experiences among Taiwanese Youth. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010635

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Liu C-Y, Kuo J-H, Lee T-H, Strong C, Tsai M-C, Lee C-T. Examining the Relationship between Gender Contentedness and Sex-Related Experiences among Taiwanese Youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(20):10635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010635

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Liu, Chia-Yi, Jen-Hao Kuo, Ting-Hsuan Lee, Carol Strong, Meng-Che Tsai, and Chih-Ting Lee. 2021. "Examining the Relationship between Gender Contentedness and Sex-Related Experiences among Taiwanese Youth" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20: 10635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010635

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Liu, C.-Y., Kuo, J.-H., Lee, T.-H., Strong, C., Tsai, M.-C., & Lee, C.-T. (2021). Examining the Relationship between Gender Contentedness and Sex-Related Experiences among Taiwanese Youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), 10635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010635

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