Fathers Are Important People

Dilorio, Colleen; Lehr, Sally; Wasserman, Jill; Eichler, Michelle; Cherry, Chauncey; Denzmore, Pamela

doi:10.1300/j499v07n01_04

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“…As this study highlights, fathers possess strong views about instilling values about sex and intimacy to prevent risky sexual behavior that lead to various STIs and early parenthood. However, similar to previous literature on the barriers in father-son communication about sex (DiIorio et al, 2006;Randolph et al, 2007;Wilson et al, 2010), some focus group fathers were neither prepared nor comfortable with communicating about sex. Fathers' discussions usually consisted of their sharing their own experiences as a youth to influence their sons to make good decisions about engaging in sex.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 70%

“…However, barriers exist for parents to educate their youth about sexual health. Research has shown that when talking with their youth about sexual health, parents felt uncomfortable (DiIorio et al, 2006), did not feel prepared to discuss factual information (Wilson, Dalberth, & Koo, 2010), did not discuss information about condoms as a means of prevention to STIs (Wyckoff et al, 2008), and communicated information that was not age appropriate (DiIorio et al, 2006) or suitable (DiIorio et al, 2006;Dilorio, McCarty, Resnicow, Lehr, & Denzmore, 2007) for their youth. Little research has been conducted specifically on African American fathers and their sons.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Values that Fathers Communicate to Sons about Sex, Sexuality, Relationships, and Marriage

Coakley

Randolph

Shears

et al. 2017

Social Work in Public Health

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African American males between ages 13 and 24 are disproportionately affected by unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS; indeed, they account for 50% of HIV infections among all youth. Clear communication between parents and their youth about sex is associated with higher rates of sexual abstinence, condom use, and intent to delay initiation of sexual intercourse, which can prevent STIs and unintended pregnancy. However, barriers exist for parents to educate their youth about sexual health. The purpose of this article is to explore the values fathers communicate to their sons to prevent their risky sexual behaviors that lead to STIs, HIV, and adolescent parenthood. This was a qualitative study conducted from May and June 2015. African American fathers (N = 29) who had sons, ages 10 to 15 years, participated in five focus groups across metropolitan and rural North Carolina communities in barbershops. A qualitative content analysis revealed four themes regarding areas that fathers imparted their values onto their sons to protect them from sexual health risks: (a) sex, (b) sexuality, (c) relationships, and (d) marriage. The findings have implications for social work and public health practice.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 70%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Values that Fathers Communicate to Sons about Sex, Sexuality, Relationships, and Marriage

Coakley

Randolph

Shears

et al. 2017

Social Work in Public Health

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“…There were usually more favorable outcomes for those parents who participated in such an intervention compared to those who were not in an intervention. Parents in the interventions possessed greater knowledge about sexual health topics, greater self-efficacy to communicate with their youth, and more frequent communication with their youth (DiIorio et al, 2006b; DiIorio et al, 2006a; Guilamo-Ramos et al, 2011; Miller et al, 2011; Wyckoff et al, 2008). For instance, in a randomized trial involving 277 fathers (includes father figures) (97% African-American) and their sons, Dilorio and her colleagues’ (2007b) tested the effect of the “R.E.A.L.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Parent-youth communication is also associated with a decrease in sexual initiation (Dilorio, Lehr, Wasserman, Eichler, Cherry, & Denzmore, 2006a; Dilorio et al, 2007a; Dilorio et al, 2007b; Guilamo-Ramos et al, 2011; Murry et al, 2011; O’Donnell et al, 2005). Additionally, our review shows that enhanced parent-youth communication is related to a decrease in the frequency of intercourse (Dilorio et al, 2007b; Guilamo-Ramos et al, 2011; Murry et al, 2011).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parent–youth communication to reduce at-risk sexual behavior: A systematic literature review

Coakley

Randolph

Shears

et al. 2017

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

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There are nearly 110 million cases of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that annually there are more than 19.7 million new STI cases. Of those, more than half are accounted for by youth aged 15 to 24 years. Although some STIs are not considered to be life threatening, they can lead to severe health problems, risk of HIV infection or infertility if they are not properly treated. Some research has shown that parent-youth communication can reduce youth’s at-risk sexual behaviors. The following is a systematic review of the literature on parent-youth sexual communication and family-level interventions designed to reduce risky sexual behavior in youth.

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“…Studies investigating AAFs’ perceived role in their children’s rearing reveal the desire to be involved as caregivers and health educators (7, 11, 12). However, AAF are faced with numerous barriers, including mothers limiting the father–child relationships, especially when fathers do not live with their children.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

African-American Fathersâ€™ Perspectives on Their Childrenâ€™s Health Education: A Qualitative, Exploratory Study

Odum

Smith

McKyer

2014

Front. Public Health

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Purpose: To investigate African-American fathers’ (AAF) perceptions regarding the applicability and need for their involvement as a health connection for their children and describe how participating fathers’ behavior was affected by their attitudes, knowledge, and perceptions of their influence on their children’s health.Methods: This exploratory study gathered data via semi-structured focus groups (n = 3) and thematically analyzed it utilizing a grounded theory approach. Participants included AAF (n = 20) with a mean age of 37 years (SD 11.79), with at least one child between 6 and 18 years old.Results: Four major themes were revealed: (1) appropriate health education for participants’ children (should first and foremost be delivered by parents); (2) participants’ paternal health-related guidance approach (reactive, rather than proactive); (3) participants’ perceived influences on health-related communication with their children (gender roles, efficacy constraints); and (4) paternal definitions of health (most often associated with diet).Conclusion: Understanding AAFs’ perceived and desired role in their children’s health edification can inform initiatives that actively engage these men, and nurture their level of involvement, to promote positive health behaviors among their children; this is necessary to realize their potential to actively improve the health of their children, families, and communities.

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Fathers Are Important People

Cited by 22 publications

References 11 publications

Values that Fathers Communicate to Sons about Sex, Sexuality, Relationships, and Marriage

Values that Fathers Communicate to Sons about Sex, Sexuality, Relationships, and Marriage

Parent–youth communication to reduce at-risk sexual behavior: A systematic literature review

African-American Fathersâ€™ Perspectives on Their Childrenâ€™s Health Education: A Qualitative, Exploratory Study

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