Parental influence on adolescent sexuality: implications for parents as educators

Darling, C.A.; Hicks, M.W.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence 11(3): 231-245

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0047-2891
PMID: 12338446
DOI: 10.1007/bf01537469
Document Number: 390998
While parents may not be recognized as disseminators of sexual information, positive and negative sexual messages are communicated by parents to their children, both verbally and nonverbally. The imapct of parental messages on the sexuality of yough appears relatively straightforward for males, but quite complex for females. Educational approaches that can be used to recycle early parental sexual messages are suggested.

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Parental influence on adolescent sexuality: implications for parents as educators