ERIC Number: EJ783701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Feb
Pages: 16
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Parenting Practices and Adolescent Sexual Behavior: A Longitudinal Study
Bersamin, Melina; Todd, Michael; Fisher, Deborah A.; Hill, Douglas L.; Grube, Joel W.; Walker, Samantha
Journal of Marriage and Family, v70 n1 p97-112 Feb 2008
The effects of parental attitudes, practices, and television mediation on adolescent sexual behaviors were investigated in a study of adolescent sexuality and media (N = 887). Confirmatory factor analyses supported an eight-factor parenting model with television mediation factors as constructs distinct from general parenting practices. Logistic regressions indicated that adolescents reporting greater parental disapproval and limits on viewing at Wave 1 were less likely to initiate oral sex between Waves 1 and 2. Adolescents who reported more sexual communication with parents were more likely to initiate oral sex. Results for vaginal intercourse were similar to those for oral sex. Coviewing was a significant negative predictor of initiation of sexual behavior. Parental attitudes and television mediation can delay potentially risky adolescent sexual behaviors.
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Adolescents, Sexuality, Television, Behavior Patterns, Models, Parent Attitudes, Investigations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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