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Edmund_Kemper
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TLDR: Many studies have shown that adult virgins and late bloomers often tend to be outcasts who are unpopular, bullied, ostracized, isolated, rejected and have low status. They are the underdogs.
Here are the studies:
The Later, the Better? Early, Average, and Late Timing of Sexual Experiences in Adolescence and Psychosocial Adjustment in Young Adulthood
Another study showed that teenagers who started sex late had poorer peer relationship quality compared to early bloomers and average bloomers.
According to the study Childhood predictors of adulthood virginity: A 10-year prospective study, "The study found that, during late childhood, individuals who matured into involuntary virgins were: more victimized and ridiculed by peers as children, socially withdrawn (preferred to play alone), and also less liked and accepted by their peers." "Our study suggests that a proportion of adult virgins have been on a life-long trajectory of low integration and unpopularity among peers. This seems to extend to a lack of sexual opportunities in emerging adulthood, but more research in the area is needed to draw conclusions".
In the study Why Do Socially Withdrawn Children Tend to Become Heterosexually Active Later than Their Peers? A Mediation Model, they found the same results: people socially withdrawn as children still didn't integrate with their peers as teenagers, and therefore didn't socialize with the opposite gender. These people were more likely to become adult virgins at age 22 or older.
Another study called Virgins at Age 26: Who Are They?, published a few months ago, showed that 26 year old virgins have low status and low popularity among their peers. They are less satisifed with their social life, less likely to live on their own and less likely to have used drugs in their life, less likely to have smoked in their life, less likely to have been drunk in their life, and less likely to have smoked weed in their life:
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Here are the studies:
The Later, the Better? Early, Average, and Late Timing of Sexual Experiences in Adolescence and Psychosocial Adjustment in Young Adulthood
Second, late timing of sexual experiences was linked to poorer social relations in young adulthood indicated by a lower likelihood to have a romantic partner and a true friend. Thus, late sexual timing was associated with possibly lower satisfaction of the ‘‘need to belong’’ (Baumeister & Leary, 1995) converging with previous findings, which show that late sexual timing is associated with poor peer relations (Bingham & Crockett, 1996). Given the cross-sectional design of the studies, it is possible that poorer social relations existed before (and were even responsible) for late sexual timing or that late sexual timing led to difficulties with finding a romantic partner or true friend later on – or that both explanations hold as a cumulative risk model would suggest.
Third, both early and late timing of sexual experiences were linked to lower subjective well-being. Thus, being off time, whether early or late, was linked to lower adjustment on the subjective level. Early sexual timing was linked to higher depressive symptoms converging with previous research (e.g., Longmore et al., 2004; Martin et al., 2005) whereas late sexual timing was associated with lower positive affect (and higher depressive symptoms in Study 2). Few researchers would debate that depressive symptoms are undesirable. Yet, attenuations in positive affect should not be underestimated (see Fredrickson, 2001; Lyubomirsky et al., 2005).
In sum, we showed that not only early but also late timing of sexual experiences was associated with lower psycho-social adjustment in young adulthood
Specifically, late sexual timing predicted a lower likelihood to have a romantic partner. This finding was replicated across Study 1 and Study 2. Moreover, late sexual timing predicted a lower likelihood to have a true friend in Study 1 (this measure was only available in Study 1).
Another study showed that teenagers who started sex late had poorer peer relationship quality compared to early bloomers and average bloomers.
According to the study Childhood predictors of adulthood virginity: A 10-year prospective study, "The study found that, during late childhood, individuals who matured into involuntary virgins were: more victimized and ridiculed by peers as children, socially withdrawn (preferred to play alone), and also less liked and accepted by their peers." "Our study suggests that a proportion of adult virgins have been on a life-long trajectory of low integration and unpopularity among peers. This seems to extend to a lack of sexual opportunities in emerging adulthood, but more research in the area is needed to draw conclusions".
In the study Why Do Socially Withdrawn Children Tend to Become Heterosexually Active Later than Their Peers? A Mediation Model, they found the same results: people socially withdrawn as children still didn't integrate with their peers as teenagers, and therefore didn't socialize with the opposite gender. These people were more likely to become adult virgins at age 22 or older.
Specifically, the link between social withdrawal in childhood and a late transition into sexual activity was partially mediated by a lower perception of social competence in early adolescence, which in turn limited the formation of mixed-gender friendships in mid-adolescence, decreasing the formation of romantic relationships in late adolescence, and thus delaying first intercourse. The absence of any moderation effect of gender shows that there was no difference in effect sizes between boys and girls in all the model paths.
Finally, our findings confirm that romantically uninvolved adolescents remain sexually inactive longer than their peers who have been in romantic relationships. Numerous studies have reported that romantic relationships are the most important predictor of the transition into sexual activity (Boislard et al., 2016; Suleiman & Deardorff, 2015). Our study corroborates what was previously found in the literature: having more romantic partners at ages 17 and 18 significantly predicts less delayed onset of sex. Thus, individuals who are less romantically involved by late adolescence do not have the opportunity to experience their first intercourse at the same time as their peers.
Another study called Virgins at Age 26: Who Are They?, published a few months ago, showed that 26 year old virgins have low status and low popularity among their peers. They are less satisifed with their social life, less likely to live on their own and less likely to have used drugs in their life, less likely to have smoked in their life, less likely to have been drunk in their life, and less likely to have smoked weed in their life:
Also studies show that 40+ year old virgins are more likely to be white, obese, from a low-income household, unemployed, and diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder or dependent personality disorder. 9.2% were unsure about their sexual orientation.At the bivariate level, virgins were mainly males (58%), still living with their parents, in poorer physical and mental health, and obese. They reported a better financial situation but a poorer social one. They were significantly less likely to have ever smoked, been drunk, or used cannabis or other illegal drugs. They were also significantly less likely to adopt online sexual behaviors. At the multivariate level, they were more likely to be males (OR: 2.10), in poor physical health (1.52) and obese (1.33), and to consider theirfinancial situation as better (1.15). However, they were less likely to live on their own (.24) or to be satisfied with their social life (.77). Overall they were also less likely to have ever smoked (.39), been drunk (.25) or used cannabis (.38). They were also less likely to encounter persons met on Internet (.52) or to have erotic conversations over the Internet with people they had never met face-to-face (.26). No difference was found for visiting pornographic websites
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