Psyc

  In
 a
 paper
 published
 at
 the
 end
 of
 last
 year,
 Harden
 (2012)
 found
 that
 people
  report
 having
 sex
 for
 the
 first
 time
 after
 19,
 they
 are
 less
 likely
 to
 be
 involved
 in
  romantic
 relationships
 later
 in
 life,
 but
 also
 report
 less
 relationship
  dissatisfaction
 if
 they
 are.
 While
 Harden’s
 data
 are
 comprehensive
 this
 study
 is
  correlational
 in
 nature,
 which
 means
 he
 can
 only
 speculate
 (
 on
 p.1332)
 as
 to
  why
 this
 is
 the
 case.
 For
 example
 do
 the
 relationships
 between
 these
 variables
  arise
 from
 attachment
 style,
 pickiness,
 or
 the
 different
 personal
 experiences
 that
  result
 from
 either
 early
 or
 late
 sexual
 experiences?
 Your
 task
 is
 to
 write
 a
 1000-­‐ word
 essay
 (
 plus
 150
 word
 abstract)
 which
 makes
 a
 strong
 but
 qualified
  argument
 in
 support
 of
 any
 possible
 explanation
 for
 Harden’s
 (2012)
 key
  findings.
 Ensure
 you
 support
 every
 aspect
 of
 your
 argument
 with
 evidence
  obtained
 from
 peer
 reviewed
 sources
 (i.e.
 do
 not
 speculated
 wildly
 based
 on
  your
 own
 experience)
 
 
  >
 why
 is
 it
 that
 people
 report
 having
 sex
 for
 the
 first
 time
 after
 19
 less
 likely
 to
  be
 involved
 in
 romantic
 relationships
 later
 in
 life-­‐
 but
 report
 less
 relationship
  dissatisfaction
 if
 they
 areà
 does
 this
 occur
 because
 of
 attachment...