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Sex Parties: Female Teen Sexual Experimentation

Sharyl Eve Toscano, APRN, PhD, is an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Vermont, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Burlington, VT

Adolescent participants in a study aimed at exploring the nature and characteristics of girls’ dating relationships revealed the phenomenon of sex parties. These teens defined a sex party as an opportunity to engage in sexual contact outside of typical dating relationships. Sexual activity could involve actual intercourse, but usually involved sex acts without vaginal intercourse. Data were collected through 22 semistructured interviews with female adolescents, ages 15–18. All the participants knew of sex parties, however, only a subgroup of these adolescents actually participated in activities loosely defined by teens as sex parties. Alcohol was common at these parties, but female teens asserted that they consumed alcohol willingly to relax, as opposed to being coerced to do so. Some teens expressed regret following participation in a sex party, although none reported sexual coercion or abuse.

Key Words: alcohol use • sex parties • teen

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 22, No. 5, 285-289 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/10598405060220050701


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