Extended-Family Talk about Sex and Teen Sexual Behavior †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Sample
2.2. Measures
2.3. Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Delay Sex | Condom Use | Number of Sex Partners | ||||
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β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | ||||
Protection Communication | 0.07(3.92) | −0.28(0.20) | −0.50(0.16) | * | ||
Risks of Sex Communication | 0.23(5.93) | 0.36(0.36) | 0.66(0.24) | * | ||
Relational Sex Communication | −0.14(5.17) | 0.22(0.26) | −0.13(0.17) | |||
Female | −0.09(0.12) | −0.23(0.22) | 0.07(0.16) | |||
Age | 0.16(0.07) | * | −0.19(0.13) | 0.08(0.10) | ||
Mother’s Education | 0.04(0.04) | −0.06(0.07) | 0.03(0.05) | |||
Teen Parent | 0.35(0.13) | ** | −0.21(0.23) | 0.03(0.17) | ||
Religion | −0.04(0.06) | 0.09(0.12) | −0.10(0.08) | |||
Parent Immigrant | −0.21(0.16) | 0.04(0.31) | 0.03(0.21) | |||
Black | −0.31(0.21) | −0.35(0.42) | 0.01(0.31) | |||
Latino | 0.13(0.18) | −0.47(0.34) | −0.49(0.24) | * | ||
Asian | −0.38(0.27) | −0.59(0.60) | −0.42(0.43) | |||
Biracial/Other | −0.41(0.30) | −0.21(0.62) | −0.40(0.41) | |||
Two Parent Household | −0.20(0.13) | 0.04(0.25) | −0.04(0.17) | |||
Talk to Parent about Sex | 0.17(0.12) | 0.43(0.25) | 0.32(0.17) |
Teen Gender Moderation | Extended Family Generation Moderation | |||||||||||
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Delay Sex | Condom Use | Number of Sex Partners | Delay Sex | Condom Use | Number of Sex Partners | |||||||
β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | |||||||
Protection Communication | 0.03(4.61) | −0.05(16.33) | −0.49(0.17) | * | −0.05(8.70) | 0.12(51.49) | −0.57(0.31) | |||||
Risks of Sex Communication | 0.31(8.69) | 0.01(9.63) | 0.73(0.25) | * | 0.33(46.78) | 0.35(103.27) | 0.87(0.56) | |||||
Relational Sex Communication | −0.15(8.06) | 0.21(19.31) | −0.22(0.18) | −0.01(51.13) | −0.24(67.63) | −0.06(0.30) | ||||||
Protection X Teen Gender | −0.02(19.34) | 0.03(19.41) | −0.25(0.34) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Risks of Sex X Teen Gender | −0.02(45.31) | 0.02(34.14) | 0.09(0.49) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Relational Sex X Teen Gender | −0.08(26.16) | 0.06(20.34) | 0.07(0.40) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Protection X Middle Age EF | -- | -- | -- | 0.01(20.55) | −0.32(25.38) | 0.50(0.71) | ||||||
Risks of Sex X Middle Age EF | -- | -- | -- | −0.02(136.42) | 0.04(138.25) | −0.27(1.25) | ||||||
Relational Sex X Middle Age EF | -- | -- | -- | 0.08(125.02) | 0.18(133.22) | −0.03(0.83) | ||||||
Protection X Older Age EF | -- | -- | -- | 0.03(177.05) | 0.06(90.03) | −0.50(1.78) | ||||||
Risks of Sex X Older Age EF | -- | -- | -- | −0.01(472.61) | 0.01(262.55) | 0.77(4.91) | ||||||
Relational Sex X Older Age EF | -- | -- | -- | −0.01(314.04) | −0.02(171.28) | −0.06(1.39) | ||||||
Middle Age EF | 0.12(0.16) | −0.19(0.25) | −0.01(0.29) | |||||||||
Older Age EF | −0.13(0.22) | 0.66(0.39) | −0.65(0.35) | |||||||||
Female | −0.09(0.12) | −0.17(0.19) | 0.09(0.16) | −0.13(0.13) | −0.08(0.23) | 0.10(0.19) | ||||||
Age | 0.16(0.07) | * | −0.15(0.11) | 0.07(0.10) | 0.11(0.09) | 0.06(0.16) | −0.01(0.12) | |||||
Mother’s Education | 0.04(0.04) | −0.04(0.06) | 0.03(0.05) | 0.01(0.04) | 0.00(0.07) | 0.01(0.06) | ||||||
Teen Parent | 0.35(0.13) | ** | −0.13(0.19) | 0.04(0.17) | 0.40(0.15) | ** | −0.44(0.22) | * | 0.15(0.21) | |||
Religion | −0.04(0.06) | 0.10(0.09) | −0.11(0.08) | −0.05(0.07) | −0.09(0.13) | −0.06(0.10) | ||||||
Parent Immigrant | −0.21(0.16) | 0.01(0.25) | 0.05(0.22) | −0.34(0.20) | 0.41(0.31) | −0.04(0.28) | ||||||
Black | −0.31(0.21) | −0.28(0.36) | 0.01(0.31) | −0.11(0.25) | −0.49(0.41) | 0.04(0.38) | ||||||
Latino | 0.13(0.18) | −0.35(0.25) | −0.50(0.24) | * | 0.27(0.22) | −0.54(0.32) | −0.68(0.31) | * | ||||
Asian | −0.38(0.27) | −0.30(0.47) | −0.43(0.43) | −0.02(0.31) | −0.89(0.56) | −0.51(0.51) | ||||||
Biracial/Other | −0.41(0.30) | −0.16(0.84) | −0.40(0.41) | −0.11(0.34) | −0.22(1.02) | −0.87(0.52) | ||||||
Two Parent Household | −0.20(0.13) | −0.03(0.19) | −0.04(0.17) | −0.23(0.15) | −0.35(0.23) | 0.07(0.21) | ||||||
Talk to Parent about Sex | 0.17(0.12) | 0.43(0.19) | * | 0.27(0.18) | 0.26(0.15) | 0.52(0.25) | * | 0.38(0.22) |
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Grossman, J.M.; Lynch, A.D.; Richer, A.M.; DeSouza, L.M. Extended-Family Talk about Sex and Teen Sexual Behavior. Proceedings 2019, 6, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECEHS-1-05710
Grossman JM, Lynch AD, Richer AM, DeSouza LM. Extended-Family Talk about Sex and Teen Sexual Behavior. Proceedings. 2019; 6(1):8. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECEHS-1-05710
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrossman, Jennifer M., Alicia D. Lynch, Amanda M. Richer, and Lisette M. DeSouza. 2019. "Extended-Family Talk about Sex and Teen Sexual Behavior" Proceedings 6, no. 1: 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECEHS-1-05710
APA StyleGrossman, J. M., Lynch, A. D., Richer, A. M., & DeSouza, L. M. (2019). Extended-Family Talk about Sex and Teen Sexual Behavior. Proceedings, 6(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECEHS-1-05710