Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Intercourse: An Analysis of Maternal Reluctance to Communicate
Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Intercourse: An Analysis of Maternal Reluctance to Communicate
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DOI：
10.1037/a0013833
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发表时间：
2008-11-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Collins, Sarah
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作者：
Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent;Jaccard, James;Collins, Sarah
目的：一个统一的行为理论被应用到父母与青少年关于性交的沟通中，以理解为什么一些母亲很少与孩子谈论没有性交。根据这一理论，父母参与这种对话的决定或意图是期望、社会规范、自我概念、情感和自我效能的函数。设计图：数据收集自纽约市布朗克斯社区中学招募的668名母亲-青少年配对的随机样本。通过自我管理的调查收集数据。主要结果测量：母亲和青少年报告的频率，父母与青少年的沟通有关性交。青少年和母亲报告了母亲讨论与性行为有关的21个话题的频率。结果和结论：结果支持的实用程序的框架，了解父母与青少年的沟通有关的性交。与母亲相关的重要因素包括：（a）对缺乏知识、感到尴尬和鼓励孩子思考和专注于学校的期望;（B）自我概念和认为不与孩子谈论性的母亲是不负责任的;（c）感觉放松和舒适的情绪;（d）与孩子交谈轻松的自我效能感。以家庭为基础的预防计划的影响进行了讨论。
Objective: A unified theory of behavior was applied to parent-adolescent communication about sexual intercourse to understand why some mothers speak less often with their children about not having sexual intercourse. According to the theory, parental decisions or intentions to engage in such conversations are a function of expectancies, social norms, self-concept, emotions, and self-efficacy. Design: Data were collected from a random sample of 668 mother-adolescent dyads recruited from middle schools located in the Bronx community of New York City. Data were collected via self-administered surveys. Main Outcome Measures: Mother and adolescent reports on the frequency of parent-adolescent communication about sexual intercourse were obtained. Adolescents and mothers reported how often the mother had discussed 21 topics related to sexual behavior. Results and Conclusion: Results supported the utility of the framework for understanding parent-adolescent communication about sexual intercourse. Significant maternal correlates included (a) expectancies about lacking knowledge, being embarrassed and encouraging children to think maturely and focus on school; (b) self-concept and perceiving that mothers who didn't talk with their children about sex were irresponsible: (c) emotions about feeling relaxed and comfortable and (d) self-efficacy about the ease of talking with one's child. Implications for family based prevention programs are discussed.