Demographic and Psychological Predictors of Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex: A Representative Statewide Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Jerman, Petra; Constantine, Norman A.
Titel	Demographic and Psychological Predictors of Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex: A Representative Statewide Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39 (2010) 10, S.1164-1174 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-010-9546-1
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Sexuality; Predictor Variables; Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Parents; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Educational Attainment; Religious Factors; Ethnicity; Hispanic Americans; Psychological Patterns; Knowledge Level; Communication Skills; Parent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexualität; Prädiktor; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Eltern; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ethnizität; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Wissensbasis; Kommunikationsstil; Elternverhalten
Abstract	Sexual communication is a principal means of transmitting sexual values, beliefs, expectations, and knowledge between parents and children. Although this area has received considerable research attention, more studies with representative samples are needed to assure that findings are reflective of populations of interest. A representative statewide sample of households with adolescents (N = 907) from a large and diverse state in the United States was employed to examine the content and extent of sexual communication between parents and their adolescents, and the influence of selected primary demographic (age and gender), socio-demographic (Hispanic ethnicity, education, and religious attendance), and psychological (self-reported comfort, knowledge, and sexual communication difficulties) factors on the number of topics discussed. More than two-thirds of the parents reported experiencing some type of sexual communication difficulty, such as developmental concerns and embarrassment. Hierarchical regression results indicated that self-reported comfort, knowledge, and sexual communication difficulties strongly predicted the number of topics discussed, beyond the effect of demographic variables. These findings reinforce the notion that sexual communication between parents and adolescents can be universally challenging, and parents of both genders, all ages, and all socio-demographic characteristics might benefit from education and support. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10