Heterosexual Risk Behaviors Among Urban Young Adolescents

OʼDonnell, Lydia; Stueve, Ann; Wilson‐Simmons, Renée; Dash, Kim; Agronick, Gail; Jeanbaptiste, Varzi

doi:10.1177/0272431605282653

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“…Second, most studies explore communications between mothers and adolescents by using both adolescent and mother reports of these communications (i.e., Hutchinson et al 2003;Jaccard et al 2003;O'Sullivan et al 2001). In the rare instances when father-child communication is examined, typically only the adolescent's report of the father's communications is reported (DiIorio et al 1999;Miller et al 1998a;O'Donnell et al 2006) (For exceptions see, Kirkman et al 2001;Raffaelli et al 1998;Rosenthal and Feldman 1999;Rosenthal et al 2001).…”

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Patterns of Sexuality Communication Between Preadolescents and Their Mothers and Fathers

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The purpose of the current study was to examine communication about sexual topics between preadolescents and their mothers and fathers. Participants were 135 African-American mothers, fathers, and their 9-to 12-year-old offspring. Each member of the triad completed a 10-item measure of communication about risk factors for sexual activity, sexual communication, and sexual risk prevention. A majority of parents and their preadolescents reported communication had occurred about most topics. Mothers and fathers were equally likely to communicate with sons whereas mothers were more likely to communicate with daughters than were fathers. Based on the study results, preadolescence may be the optimal time for parents to provide sexual risk prevention messages to their children before sexual behaviors are initiated.

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Patterns of Sexuality Communication Between Preadolescents and Their Mothers and Fathers

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“…We therefore know little about the values peers express to one another, nor do we understand the impact of these messages on sexual decision making. Recent analyses among Black and multiethnic samples indicate that exposure to more peer communication, in general, predicts higher levels of sexual experience (Busse, Fishbein, Bleakley, FLETCHER, WARD, THOMAS, FOUST, LEVIN AND TRINH & Hennessy, 2010;DiIorio et al, 2007;O'Donnell, Wilson-Simmons, Dash, Agronick, & JeanPaptiste, 2006). This dynamic needs to be explored further, including investigations documenting the specific themes that Black youth communicate to their peers and the contributions of these communications to their sexual development.…”

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Will It Help? Identifying Socialization Discourses That Promote Sexual Risk and Sexual Health Among African American Youth

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Thomas

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The Journal of Sex Research

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Because much of the existing research examining sexual communication to African American youth focuses on demographic and parental factors predicting sexual risk behaviors, less is known about factors predicting sexual health, and little is understood about the contributions of peer communications. The current study aimed to expand existing approaches by assessing which socialization discourses communicated by parents and peers contribute to sexual risk and health outcomes (sexual assertiveness, positive sexual affect, and condom self-efficacy). Participants were 631 African American undergraduates (73% female) who indicated the extent to which they had received from their parents and peers each of 28 messages representing four cultural discourses: abstinence, relational sex, sex positive, and gendered sexual roles. As expected, parents were perceived to emphasize relational sex and abstinence messages more than peers, and peers were perceived to communicate sex-positive and gendered sex role messages more than parents. Greater exposure to abstinence messages predicted lower levels of sexual experimentation, whereas exposure to sex-positive messages predicted higher levels. In addition, exposure to relational sex and sex-positive messages predicted higher levels of sexual assertiveness and positive sexual affect. Implications are discussed concerning sexual communications that could help Black youth develop healthy sexual perspectives.

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“…Exposure to older teens engaging in sexual behavior increases the risk that younger teens will initiate intercourse (O’Donnell et al, 2006). In this study, nearly half of participants responded that they would accept an invitation to go to a party where the parents would not be home.…”

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Resisting Pressure From Peers to Engage in Sexual Behavior

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Miller-Day

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The Journal of Early Adolescence

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A content analysis of early adolescent (M=12.02 years) Latino girls’ (n=44) responses to open-ended questions imbedded in an electronic survey was conducted to explore strategies girls may use to resist peer pressure with respect to sexual behavior. Analysis yielded 341 codable response units, 74% of which were consistent with the REAL typology (i.e., refuse, explain, avoid, and leave) previously identified in adolescent substance use research. However, strategies reflecting a lack of resistance (11%) and inconsistency with communication competence (e.g., aggression, involving authorities) were also noted (15%). Frequency of particular strategies varied according to offer type, suggesting a variety of strategies may be needed to resist the peer pressure that puts early adolescent girls at risk for engaging in sexual behavior. Findings argue for universality of the REAL typology, building communication competence skills for conflict resolution in dating situations, and including peer resistance strategies in adolescent pregnancy prevention programs.

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Heterosexual Risk Behaviors Among Urban Young Adolescents

Cited by 26 publications

References 53 publications

Patterns of Sexuality Communication Between Preadolescents and Their Mothers and Fathers

Patterns of Sexuality Communication Between Preadolescents and Their Mothers and Fathers

Will It Help? Identifying Socialization Discourses That Promote Sexual Risk and Sexual Health Among African American Youth

Resisting Pressure From Peers to Engage in Sexual Behavior

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