Social Cognitive Mediators of Parent-Child Sexual Communication

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ID15329385
AuthorsW D Evans (0000-0002-7559-1592, George Washington University, corresponding author), Douglas Evans
Year2011
Volume35
Issue4
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359
PublisherPNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5993/ajhb.35.4.5
OpenAlexW2110220569
LanguageEN
Citations received4

To test a social cognitive behavior change model and identify mediators of the effects of the Parents Speak Up National Campaign (PSUNC) on parent-child sexual communication.Investigators used 5 waves of data from an online randomized controlled trial. Latent variables were developed based on item response theory and confirmatory factor analysis. Structural equation modeling was used to test mediation.Outcome expectations mediated effects of social norms and self-efficacy on sexual communication. Other hypothesized mediators were not confirmed.Interventions to promote parent-child sexual communication should target outcome expectations. Future research should investigate parents' health information seeking

Cognition · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Health communication · Latent variable · Mediation · Psychological intervention · Social cognitive theory · Structural equation modeling · Test (biology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Development and Digital Technology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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