Citation
Averett, Susan; Corman, Hope; & Reichman, Nancy (2010). Effects of overweight on risky sexual behavior of adolescent girls. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series. vol. No. 16172Abstract
We use data from The National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health to estimate effects of adolescent girls' overweight on their propensity to engage in risky sexual behavior. We estimate single equation, two-stage, and sibling fixed-effects models and find that overweight or obese teenage girls are more likely than their recommended-weight peers to engage in certain types of risky sexual behavior but not others. The results from this study underscore the importance of using multifaceted and contemporary measures of risky sexual behavior and have implications for the health and well-being of adolescent girls.URL
http://www.nber.org/papers/w16172Notes
Author contact info: Susan Averett Simon Center Dept. of Economics Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042 E-Mail: AVERETTS@LAFAYETTE.EDU Hope Corman Department of Economics Rider University 2083 Lawrenceville Road Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Tel: 609/895-5559 Fax: 609/896-5387 E-Mail: corman@rider.edu Nancy Reichman Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Pediatrics Child Health Institute of New Jersey 89 French St., Room 1348 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Tel: 732-235-7977 E-Mail: reichmne@rutgers.eduReference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper SeriesAuthor(s)
Averett, SusanCorman, Hope
Reichman, Nancy