The Influence of Parental Communication about Sex on Subsequent Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes among Asian, Latino, and White Young Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Parental Communication about Sex
1.2. Attitudes about the Communication of Safe Sex
1.3. Safe-Sex Self-Efficacy
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Measures
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations and Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Overall | Asian | Latino | White | ||
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Age, M (SD) | 20.04 (1.22) | 20.22 (1.18) | 19.62 (1.07) | 20.14 (1.28) | |
LGBTQ, % | 41.90 | 22.20 | 73.00 | 37.30 | |
Income, Med. | 150–199,999 k/yr. | 140–149,999 k/yr. | 150–199,999 k/yr. | 150–199,999 k/yr. | |
Female, % | 67.80 | 76.20 | 42.60 | 77.20 | |
a Parental education level, M (SD) | 6.02 (1.30) | 5.74 (1.45) | 5.48 (1.62) | 6.33 (1.01) | |
Parental communication about sex, % | 44.80 | 39.70 | 69.60 | 67.70 | |
b Never received sex talk, M (SD) | 4.13 (2.33) | 5.07 (2.19) | 4.23 (2.39) | 3.00 (2.04) | |
c Parental communication about sex frequency, M (SD) | 1.96 (0.78) | 1.54 (0.71) | 2.00 (0.76) | 2.21 (0.74) | |
Never, % | 30.7 | 57.9 | 28.3 | 18.7 | |
A few times, % | 36.6 | 29.8 | 43.5 | 41.8 | |
A lot of times, % | 27.3 | 12.3 | 28.3 | 39.6 | |
Cultural taboo of sex, M (SD) | 3.61 (2.09) | 4.68 (2.01) | 4.09 (2.09) | 2.78 (1.77) | |
Parental communication helpful, M (SD) | 3.50 (1.16) | 2.96 (1.30) | 3.13 (1.26) | 3.77 (1.00) | |
Parental communication negative valence/connotation, M (SD) | 26.62 (11.61) | 27.54 (11.02) | 27.63 (12.12) | 26.06 (11.82) | |
Parental communication comfort, M (SD) | 3.96 (1.81) | 4.42 (1.50) | 3.63 (2.16) | 3.88 (1.83) | |
Self-efficacy to discuss condom use, M (SD) | 5.90 (1.32) | 5.87 (1.33) | 6.01 (1.19) | 5.87 (1.35) | |
Self-efficacy to discuss condom use with a new partner, M (SD) | 6.03 (1.30) | 6.05 (1.27) | 6.14 (1.23) | 5.98 (1.38) | |
Self-efficacy to refuse unsafe sex, M (SD) | 4.64 (1.91) | 4.61 (1.97) | 5.41 (1.56) | 4.44 (1.92) | |
Self-efficacy to insist on condom use, M (SD) | 4.94 (1.87) | 5.16 (1.69) | 5.05 (1.86) | 4.74 (2.00) | |
Global self-efficacy to use a condom, M (SD) | 38.35 (7.56) | 36.96 (6.99) | 40.05 (8.07) | 38.84 (7.73) | |
Sex initiation, % | 69.30 | 76.40 | 84.40 | 83.80 | |
STI, % | 7.80 | 7.40 | 4.50 | 14.90 | |
Consistent condom use, M (SD) | 3.78 (1.82) | 4.10 (1.78) | 4.00 (1.86) | 3.48 (1.83) |
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Cabral, P.; Minassians, L.A.; Friedman, E.; Campbell, C.; Schmit, C. The Influence of Parental Communication about Sex on Subsequent Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes among Asian, Latino, and White Young Adults. Youth 2024, 4, 606-617. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth4020041
Cabral P, Minassians LA, Friedman E, Campbell C, Schmit C. The Influence of Parental Communication about Sex on Subsequent Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes among Asian, Latino, and White Young Adults. Youth. 2024; 4(2):606-617. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth4020041
Chicago/Turabian StyleCabral, Patricia, Lara A. Minassians, Eli Friedman, Ches Campbell, and Carolyn Schmit. 2024. "The Influence of Parental Communication about Sex on Subsequent Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes among Asian, Latino, and White Young Adults" Youth 4, no. 2: 606-617. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth4020041