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Journal of Marriage and Family

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volume 70 Issue 1, Pages 97 - 112

Published Online: 23 Jan 2008

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Parenting Practices and Adolescent Sexual Behavior: A Longitudinal Study
Melina Bersamin 1 Michael Todd 1 , Deborah A. Fisher 2,*, Douglas L. Hill 3,**, Joel W. Grube 4,*** Samantha Walker 4,***
  1 Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
  2 Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation *
  3 The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia **
  4 Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation ***
Correspondence to  Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1995 University Avenue, Suite 450, Berkeley, CA 94706 (mbersamin@prev.org).

  *Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900, Calverton, MD 20705.

  **The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3535 Market Street, Room 1551, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

  ***Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1995 University Avenue, Suite 450, Berkeley, CA 94706.

Copyright National Council on Family Relations, 2008
KEYWORDS
adolescent contraceptive behavior • adolescent sexual behavior • media • parenting

ABSTRACT

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. Coviewing was a significant negative predictor of initiation of sexual behavior. Parental attitudes and television mediation can delay potentially risky adolescent sexual behaviors.

Received: 15 November 2007; Accepted: 17 January 2008;
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10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00464.x About DOI

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