Cuídate Sin Pena

Mexican Mother-Adolescent Sexuality Communication

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12759752
AutoresFe Moncloa (autor de correspondencia), Ada M Wilkinson‐Lee (0000-0003-0203-4792, University of Arizona), T Russell (0000-0002-6238-0606, University of Arizona)
Año2010
Volumen19
Número3
Páginas217-234
Fecha de publicación2010-08-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1531-3204 • E-ISSN: 1531-3212
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15313204.2010.499325
OpenAlexW2057290732
IdiomaPT
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas24

This study explores perceptions of Mexican mother-adolescent communication about sexuality. Participants interviewed included four mother-expecting son pairs and four mother-pregnant daughter pairs. Our interviews revealed important adolescent gender differences. Pena (shame/embarrassment) played a major role vis-à-vis indirect communication about sexuality between mothers and sons. Mothers believed they were communicating about sexuality when using the term cuídate (take care of yourself), but sons and daughters understood cuídate as being a more general message and therefore did not perceive it as a message of safe sexual practice. The adolescents suggested implementation strategies for social workers to promote sexuality communication between mothers and adolescents

Developmental psychology · Embarrassment · Human sexuality · Perception · Shame · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology