Having a good relationship with their mother: a protective factor against sexual risk behavior among adolescent females?

Predictors of Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Intention: A Theory-Guided Systematic Review

“…For example, some integrative model elements, such as perceived norms and emotions, may vary in their explanatory ability simply because the social construction of these factors differs across cultural contexts [2]. Thus, including studies with participants from Ethiopia [88,89], Jamaica [90], Nigeria [91], or Spain [92] could have limited the generalizability of our findings.…”

Family Dinner Meal Frequency and Adolescent Development: Relationships with Developmental Assets and High-Risk Behaviors

“…Risk factor research has shown significant associations between feelings of disconnection from family and school with detrimental adolescent health outcomes such as substance use [6], sexual risk behaviors [7,8], delinquency or violence [9], and disordered eating [10,11]. In contrast, protective factors or assets development synthesizes contextual and personal factors that protect adolescents from health-compromising behaviors or help to foster positive developmental outcomes [5,12].…”

Adolescent Girls' Communication with “Mothers” About Topical Microbicides

“…Studies have consistently found that the general quality of the parent-adolescent relationship and parental monitoring are related to increased sexual health communication, 16,17 which in turn decreases risky sexual decisionmaking. 7,8,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Neither of the two direct monitoring scales was related to communication. It may be that direct monitoring plays a more important role for behaviors in which direct supervision may have a direct impact on the behavior, such as the age of sexual initiation 13 or the use of hormonal contraception.…”