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ERIC Number: EJ561634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Parent-Adolescent Congruency in Reports of Adolescent Sexual Behavior and in Communications about Sexual Behavior.
Jaccard, James; Dittus, Patricia J.; Gordon, Vivian V.
Child Development, v69 n1 p247-61 Feb 1998
Examined mother-adolescent congruence in reports of adolescent sexual behavior and communication about sex in 745 African American adolescents (ages 14-17). Found that adolescent perceptions and reports were more predictive of adolescent sexual behavior than maternal reports. Mothers underestimated their teens' sexual activity, and teens underestimated their mothers' disapproval of their sexual activity. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Black Youth, Congruence (Psychology), Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Sexuality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans