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A theoretical framework and model designed to explain and predict decisions about premarital intercourse is presented. Decision-making is viewed within an exchange framework. Throughout the exchange process, variations in socialization, definitions of the situation, perceptions of group vs. individual profits, and variations in the values of the participants are related to decisions made. Consensual and accommodative decisions to have or not to have premarital intercourse are explored. Suggestions are made to utilize the framework to generate hypotheses and to develop the theory further.
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Libby, R.W., Carlson, J.E. A theoretical framework for premarital sexual decisions in the dyad. Arch Sex Behav 2, 365–378 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541010
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