Predictors of Caregiver Communication About Reproductive and Sexual Health and Sensitive Sex Topics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2347743 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tiarney D Ritchwood (0000-0002-1612-7319, Medical University of South Carolina, corresponding author), Courtney Peasant (Yale University), T W Powell (0000-0003-3254-059X, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA), Tamara Taggart (0000-0001-9240-1212, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Giselle Corbie-Smith (0000-0003-0737-6775, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Aletha Y Akers (0000-0003-1196-7033, The Craig Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 2207-2231 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x17741920 |
| OpenAlex | W2773878024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 62 |
Numerous studies examining parent-teen communication about sex (PTCS) have focused on reproductive and sexual health information (i.e., pregnancy, physical development, contraception), with significantly fewer addressing communication about sensitive sex topics (i.e., sexual pleasure, masturbation). This study compares predictors of communication about reproductive and sexual health to those of sensitive sex topics with early adolescents. Participants were 465 rural caregivers and their African American youth. Positive attitudes and self-efficacy for PTCS, open communication style, and older youth age predicted caregiver reports of communication about reproductive and sexual health topics. Open communication style and self-efficacy for PTCS predicted caregiver reports of communication about sensitive sex topics. For youth, only older age and being female predicted communication about reproductive and sexual health, while only being female predicted communication about sensitive sex topics. This study may inform interventions that seek to increase PTCS by highlighting strategies for improving communication about both reproductive and sensitive sex topics
Developmental psychology · Health communication · Pleasure · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Reproductive health · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |