Contextualizing Relationship Education and Adolescent Attitude Toward Sexual Behavior: Considering Class Climate

Morrison, Sandra; Adler‐Baeder, Francesca; Bub, Kristen L.; Duke, Adrienne M.

doi:10.1007/s10566-017-9423-0

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“…Yet, targeted prevention strategies must balance between respecting Latino parents' traditional values while also providing sufficiently informative guidance to their children for navigating sexual situations they may encounter in their dating relationships. Also, programs that focus on attitudes may be best at reaching a larger group of Latina/o youth and most effective at delaying sex initiation (Morrison et al, 2018). Multifaceted strategies that aim to address each decision-making process may also be successful for Latina/o youth from diverse acculturative experiences (Lee et al, 2018).…”

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Longitudinal associations of parent-child communication, dating behaviors, decision-making processes, and sex initiation among United States Latina/o adolescents

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ObjectiveThis study examined differences and identified developmental predictors of oral, vaginal, and anal intercourse initiation across generational status among Latina/o adolescents of both genders. More specifically, we compare generational status and gender differences in the longitudinal predictions from parent-child sex communication and dating behaviors to sex initiation 5 years later, and how these associations may be mediated by perceived peer norms, intentions, and attitudes regarding sex among Latina/o adolescents.MethodsUsing prospective longitudinal data from the Healthy Passages™ project collected in Houston and Los Angeles, Latina/o girls (n = 879) and boys (n = 885) who were identified as 1st- (18%), 2nd- (58%), or 3rd (24%)-immigrant generational status reported on their dating behaviors and parent-child communication about sex at 5th grade (M age = 11.12 years), their perceived peer norms and attitudes regarding sex at 7th grade (M age = 13.11 years), and if they had initiated oral, vaginal, or anal sexual intercourse by 10th grade (M age = 16.06 years).ResultsThird-generation Latina girls were more likely than 1st- and 2nd-generation Latinas to have initiated sexual intercourse by 10th grade. More advanced dating behaviors in 5th grade had a positive association with sex initiation for all generational status groups among Latino boys, but only among 1st-generation Latina girls. Moreover, mediating decision-making processes of peer norms and attitudes differed for each group.ConclusionPre-adolescent dating behaviors are associated with long-term differences in adolescents’ sexual behaviors, which may point to targets for prevention efforts. Acculturation differences may contribute to different ways in which adolescents decide to engage in sexual intercourse based on the previous dating experiences.

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Longitudinal associations of parent-child communication, dating behaviors, decision-making processes, and sex initiation among United States Latina/o adolescents

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“…The social climate of group‐based relationship education among adolescents showed an effect on program outcomes, such that classroom‐level norms toward program content influenced changes in individual attitudes toward sexual behavior in relationships and perceived standards for intimate relationship warmth and trustworthiness (Ma et al, 2014; Morrison et al, 2018). Furthermore, group norms mitigated the perceptions of participants who may have started the program with differing or ambiguous views.…”

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Social influences predicting involvement in couple relationship education

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ObjectiveThis study explored the implementation climate of couple relationship education (CRE), specifically the positive role intimate partners, group members, and program facilitators have on one's beneficial involvement in programming.BackgroundFor CRE programs to be effective, participants need to be actively involved, yet little is known about social influences in the program encouraging participation in CRE. The perceived involvement of influential others was expected to moderate the relationship between intentions to participate and actual CRE involvement, with this involvement related to improvements in marital quality.MethodParticipants (584 men; Mage = 38.9 years and 627 women; Mage = 36.4 years) completed online surveys assessing study variables pre‐ and post‐CRE programming.ResultsPerceived intimate partner involvement contributed to better individual involvement and relationship quality for women with low intentions to participate in CRE, whereas both perceived partner and group involvement tended to have a protective effect for men's involvement.ConclusionThis study primarily demonstrates the importance of the perception of one's intimate partner's involvement in predicting individual involvement in CRE programs.ImplicationsDetermining predictors of program involvement assists with understanding the context of CRE effectiveness and skill acquisition for those intended to benefit.

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“…While most evaluation studies of RE programs focus more specifically on romantic outcomes, a few have examined sexual attitudes. While one program showed no effect on attitudes toward sexual delay (Gardner et al, 2004), two have increased adolescents’ positive attitudes toward sexual delay (Morrison et al, 2018; Schramm & Gomez‐Scott, 2012). In the current study, adolescents in the program were expected to report fewer intentions to have sex in the near future, and to be less likely to have had sex in the past three months compared to the control group (Barbee et al, 2016).…”

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Impact and implementation findings from a cluster randomized trial of a youth relationship education curriculum

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The current study presents implementation and impact data from a cluster randomized trial of a youth relationship education curriculum. High school students (n = 1,135) were randomized at the school level to receive curricula‐as‐usual or a healthy relationships program delivered by facilitators who were not employed by the high schools. Program evaluators reported high engagement and students indicated high satisfaction with the program, but multilevel models showed no statistically significant impacts on healthy relationship skills, attitudes, and behaviors at three and nine months post‐intervention. Strengths and limitations of the research design and program implementation, as well as implications for evaluating youth relationship education more broadly, are discussed.

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Contextualizing Relationship Education and Adolescent Attitude Toward Sexual Behavior: Considering Class Climate

Cited by 10 publications

References 46 publications

Longitudinal associations of parent-child communication, dating behaviors, decision-making processes, and sex initiation among United States Latina/o adolescents

Longitudinal associations of parent-child communication, dating behaviors, decision-making processes, and sex initiation among United States Latina/o adolescents

Social influences predicting involvement in couple relationship education

Impact and implementation findings from a cluster randomized trial of a youth relationship education curriculum

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