Teenage partners' communication about sexual risk and condom use: the importance of parent-teenager discussions.
Teenage partners' communication about sexual risk and condom use: the importance of parent-teenager discussions.
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青少年伴侣关于性风险和安全套使用的沟通：父母与青少年讨论的重要性。
DOI：
10.2307/2991693
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发表时间：
1999
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通讯作者：
M. L. Levin
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作者：
D. Whitaker;K. Miller;D. May;M. L. Levin
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CONTEXT
Teenagers' communication with their partners about sex and their use of condoms may be influenced by the discussions teenagers have with their parents about sex. However, little is known about the process of parent-teenager communication on this topic. Understanding both what parents discuss with their children and how they discuss it may lead to a greater understanding of teenagers' sexual behavior.
METHODS
Interviews were conducted with 372 sexually active black and Hispanic youth aged 14-17 from Alabama, New York and Puerto Rico. Regression analyses were used to examine parent-teenager discussions about sexuality and about sexual risk, and parental communication skills as predictors of teenagers' discussions about sexual risk with a partner and teenagers' condom use.
RESULTS
Parent-teenager discussions about sexuality and sexual risk were associated with an increased likelihood of teenager-partner discussions about sexual risk and of teenagers' condom use, but only if parents were open, skilled and comfortable in having those discussions. Teenagers' communication with their partner about sexual risk also was associated with greater condom use, but the relationship between parent-teenager communication and teenagers' condom use was independent of this association.
CONCLUSIONS
The influence on teenagers of parent-teenager discussions about sexuality and sexual risk depends on both what parents say and how they say it. Programs that foster parent-teenager communication about sexuality and sexual risk must emphasize both of these aspects.