Comparing Sexuality Communication Among Offspring of Teen Parents and Adult Parents: a Different Role for Extended Family
| Autor: | Jennifer M. Grossman, Sumru Erkut, Allison J. Tracy, Amanda M. Richer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Health (social science)
Sociology and Political Science business.industry Offspring Closeness education Ethnic group Extended family Human sexuality Family income Structural equation modeling Article Developmental psychology Gender Studies behavior and behavior mechanisms business Psychology human activities Reproductive health Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Sexuality researchsocial policy : journal of NSRC : SRSP. 12(2) |
| ISSN: | 1868-9884 |
| Popis: | This brief report examined teenagers' sexuality communication with their parents and extended families. It compared who teens of early parents (those who had children when they were adolescents) and teens of later parents (those who were adults when they had children) talk to about sex. Eighth grade students (N=1281) in 24 schools completed survey items about their communication about sex. Structural equation modeling was used to predict communication profiles, while adjusting for the nesting of students within schools. After controlling for teens' age, gender, race/ethnicity, grades, parent/guardian closeness, and social desirability of survey responses, as well as family status and median family income, results showed that teens of early (teen) parents were more likely than teens of later (adult) parents to talk with both parents and extended family about sex and less likely than later parents to talk only with parents. These findings indicate that realities of teen sexuality communication for teens of early parents may extend beyond a parent-teen model to include extended family. Extended family involvement in educational outreach is a potential untapped resource to support sexual health for teens of early parents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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