Parenting practices and adolescent sexual behavior: a longitudinal study
Bersamin, M.; Todd, M.; Fisher, D.A.; Hill, D.L.; Grube, J.W.; Walker, S.
Journal of Marriage and the Family 70(1): 97-112
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-2445 PMID: 19750131 DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00464.xDocument Number: 198562
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. Co-viewing was a significant negative predictor of initiation of sexual behavior. Parental attitudes and television mediation can delay potentially risky adolescent sexual behaviors.
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