African-American and Hispanic adolescents’ intentions to delay first intercourse: parental communication as a buffer for sexually active peers

Fasula, Amy M.; Miller, Kim S.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.009

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“…Previous literature has shown the importance of motherdaughter communication in being able to delay and limit sexual activity as well as increase levels of contraception and other forms of protection during intercourse among adolescents 63 . Additionally, higher levels of maternal understanding, openness and reasoning regarding sexual matters have been shown to dissuade sexual activity as well as influence the intentions of youngsters to delay sexual intercourse to later years 64 . This shows the importance of creating teenage pregnancy intervention strategies that incorporate parents to equip them to freely communicate with their children about sexual issues.…”

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Factors Associated with Teen Pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study

Odimegwu

Mkwananzi

2016

Afr J Reprod Health

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This study aimed to assess the contextual factors associated with teenage pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa. Using DHS data we modelled females aged 15-19 with multilevel logistic regression to establish the independent influence of social disadvantage on teenage pregnancy in West, East and Southern Africa with aid of the MLwiN programme. Results showed teenage pregnancy decreased in East Africa, plateaued in West Africa and increased slightly in Southern Africa between 1992 and 2011. Multilevel multivariate regression revealed teenage pregnancy was associated with family disruption (0.39; 0.40: P<0.05), community-levels of female unemployment (1.01; 0.99: P<0.05) and community poverty (1.01; 1.02: P<0.05) in Southern and East Africa, while only community poverty (1.01; P<0.05) independently predicted the outcome in West Africa. Our findings emphasise the necessity of creating regional-specific interventions and prevention campaigns to address multilevel factors such as family disruption as well as the need for governments to address issues of unemployment, poverty and inequality. (Afr J Reprod Health 2016 (Special Edition);20[3]: 94-107).Keywords: Teenage pregnancy, sub-Saharan Africa, multilevel modelling, family disruption, poverty, unemployment RésuméCette étude visait à évaluer les facteurs contextuels associés à la grossesse chez les adolescentes en Afrique sub-saharienne. En nous servons des données EDS, nous avons modélisé les femmes âgées de 15-19 ans avec la régression logistique multiniveaux pour établir l'influence indépendante de désavantage social sur la grossesse chez les adolescentes de l'Afrique : de l'Ouest, de l'Est et de l'Afrique du Sud à l'aide du programme MLwiN. Les résultats ont montré que la grossesse chez les adolescentes a diminué en Afrique Orientale, a atteint un palier en Afrique Occidentale et a légèrement augmenté en Afrique du Sud entre 1992 et 2011. La régression multivariée à plusieurs niveaux a révélé que la grossesse chez les adolescentes a été associé à une perturbation de la famille (0,39; 0,40: P <0,05), les niveaux communautaires du chômage au féminin (1,01; 0,99: P <0,05) et la pauvreté de la communauté (1.01; 1.02: P <0,05) en Afrique australe et orientale, tandis que la pauvreté communautaire (1,01; P <0,05) a prédit indépendamment le résultat en Afrique de l'Ouest. Nos résultats soulignent la nécessité de créer des interventions spécifiques régionales et des campagnes de prévention pour traiter les facteurs à plusieurs niveaux tels que la perturbation de la famille, ainsi que la nécessité pour les gouvernements de résoudre les problèmes du chômage, de la pauvreté et de l'inégalité. (Afr J Reprod Health 2016 (Edition Spéciale); 20[3]: 94-107).

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Section: Southern Africamentioning

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Factors Associated with Teen Pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study

Odimegwu

Mkwananzi

2016

Afr J Reprod Health

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“…These parenting and peer interactions then infl uence such things as substance use (Crawford & Novak, 2008 ), antisocial and delinquent behavior (Cantillon, 2006 ), and sexual activity (Fasula & Miller, 2006 ). Although this is a growing area of research on adolescents, fewer investigations have been directed toward younger children and their parents and peers in context.…”

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The Interplay Between Parents and Peers as Socializing Influences in Children's Development

Reich

Vandell

2010

The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development

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For the most part, separate research traditions have developed to study children ' s relationships with parents and peers. The organization and format of this handbook refl ect these separate and distinct literatures. Studies of children ' s interactions with their parents have focused on attachment security (see Chapter 17 ), parenting practices (see Chapter 18 ), and variations associated with demographic and cultural factors (see Chapters 8 and 9 ). As a quick perusal of these chapters reveals, a central issue for many researchers is identifying the effects of children ' s experiences with their parents on a host of social and emotional outcomes including mental health, adjustment, empathy, and prosocial behaviors. Other researchers have focused on children ' s relationships with their peers and studied areas such as peer acceptance and rejection (see Chapter 21 ), friendship (see Chapter 25 ), and peer group interaction (see Chapter 23 ) as socializing infl uences on child developmental outcomes. As a review of the four chapters in the " Peer Group " part of this handbook clearly illustrates, this corpus of work is also large.The purpose of the current chapter is to consider the smaller but important body of literature that examines the role of both parents and peers on child development. We consider fi ve interrelated issues: (a) the infl uence of parent -child relationships on children ' s interactions and relationships with their peers, (b) the infl uence of peer experiences on children ' s interactions and relationships with their parents, (c) additive or cumulative effects of parents and peers on social and cognitive outcomes, (d) interactive or synergistic effects of parents and peers on child developmental outcomes, and fi nally

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“…In addition, parents' embarrassment and lack of comfort in talking to their children about sexual topics is a barrier to such discussions (DiIorio et al 1996(DiIorio et al , 2000Dutra et al 1999;Jaccard et al 2000;Miller et al 1998a;Pluhar et al 2006). This constellation of knowledge, comfort, skills, and confidence has been referred to as parental responsiveness in communicating (Dutra et al 1999;Fasula and Miller 2006;Kotchick et al 1999;Whitaker et al 1999).…”

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Barriers and Facilitators to Maternal Communication with Preadolescents about Age-Relevant Sexual Topics

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The present study examined factors that promote parent-child discussions about sex topics. A sample of 1,066 dyads of African American mothers and their 9-12-year-old children participated completing computer-administered surveys. After controlling for all other covariates, mother's sexual communication responsiveness (i.e., knowledge, comfort, skills, and confidence) was the most consistent predictor of discussions. Mothers with higher responsiveness had significantly increased odds of discussions about abstinence, puberty, and reproduction, based on both mother and child reports. In addition, child's age, pubertal development, readiness to learn about sex, and being female were positively associated with an increase in the odds of discussions in most models. Findings indicate that encouraging parents to talk with their children early may not be sufficient to promote parent-child sex discussions. Parents also need the knowledge, comfort, skills, and confidence to communicate effectively and keep them from avoiding these often difficult and emotional conversations with their children.

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African-American and Hispanic adolescents’ intentions to delay first intercourse: parental communication as a buffer for sexually active peers

Cited by 102 publications

References 26 publications

Factors Associated with Teen Pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study

Factors Associated with Teen Pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study

The Interplay Between Parents and Peers as Socializing Influences in Children's Development

Barriers and Facilitators to Maternal Communication with Preadolescents about Age-Relevant Sexual Topics

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