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Late Adolescent Girls’ Sexual Experiences and Sexual Satisfaction Emily A. Impett Deborah L. Tolman San Francisco State University This study presented and tested a model of sexual satisfaction for late adolescent girls. In this model, sexual self-concept and approach sexual motives were tested as predic- tors of adolescent girls’ sexual satisfaction with their most recent experience of sexual intercourse. A total of 116 girls in 12th grade (ages 16-19) completed measures of sexual self-concept and sexual experiences. A smaller number of girls (n = 70) with intercourse experience completed measures of their motives for engaging in sex and their sexual satisfaction with their most recent intercourse experience. Results showed that both sexual self-concept and approach sexual motives were associated with greater sexual experience across a broad range of sexual behaviors. Furthermore, sexual self-concept and approach sex motives predicted higher sexual satisfaction at most recent intercourse. The importance of investigating positive factors in girls’ developing sexuality is discussed. Keywords: adolescent sexuality; sexuality development; sexual satisfaction; sexual self-concept; sexual motivation The development of healthy sexuality during adolescence is a critical developmental task (Christopher, 2001; Gagnon Simon, 1973; Tolman, 2002). However, because much of the research on adolescent sexuality is organized around diminishing risks and negative outcomes (Ehrhardt, 1996), we know very little about positive dimensions of adolescents’ sexual experiences, particularly those of a