%0 Journal Article
%T Sexual Consent at First-Time Intercourse: Retrospective Reports from University Students in Canada and the United States.
%A Willis M
%A Marcantonio TL
%A Jozkowski KN
%A Humphreys T
%A Peterson ZD
%J Int J Sex Health
%V 33
%N 2
%D 2021
%M 38596754
%F 2.152
%R 10.1080/19317611.2020.1862382
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We investigated whether the context of first-time intercourse (FTI) was associated with internal consent feelings and external consent communication at FTI.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>College students (n = 1020) from universities in Canada and the United States retrospectively reported on their FTI.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Using structural equation modeling, we found that the context of participants' FTI (e.g. age, contraceptive use) predicted their internal consent, which in turn predicted their external consent communication.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Sexual health education should highlight these contextual correlates of sexual consent at FTI. Despite the cultural primacy of FTI, consent should also be prioritized for other early sexual experiences.