Gender, Generational Status, and Parent–Adolescent Sexual Communication: Implications for Latino/a Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Deutsch, Arielle R.; Crockett, Lisa J.

doi:10.1111/jora.12192

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“…Although women in the first generation had more sexual partnerships in the last year as compared to women in the third generation, the greater use of condoms by women in the first generation, likely reduces their experience of STIs (Pflieger et al, 2013). Our findings are consistent with Deutsch and Crockett’s (2015) finding that immigrants are more likely to use a birth control method in sexual partnerships than nonimmigrants. Restrictive norms about non-marital sexual activities among immigrant populations (Kim & Ward, 2007) may reduce first generation women’s risk-taking in sexual relationships.…”

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“…Restrictive norms about non-marital sexual activities among immigrant populations (Kim & Ward, 2007) may reduce first generation women’s risk-taking in sexual relationships. Our findings for young adult women extend findings from past research on adolescents showing that foreign-born adolescents engage in less sexual risk taking than the native-born (Becker et al, 2014; Deutsch & Crockett, 2015; Guarini et al, 2015; Hussey et al, 2007; Karoly et al, 2015). …”

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confidence: 85%

“…To date there are a limited number of studies on the sexual behavior of immigrant young adults (Haderxhanaj et al, 2014; Schwartz et al, 2011; Smith, 2015) and even fewer studies on early life factors, such as relationships with parents, that could influence sexual risk behavior of young adults from immigrant families (Deutsch & Crockett, 2015). The present study addresses this gap.…”

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Risky sexual behavior of foreign and native-born women in emerging adulthood: The long reach of mother-daughter relationships in adolescence

Samari

Seltzer

2016

Social Science Research

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Parents’ influence on young adult sexual behavior receives little attention compared to influence on adolescent behavior. Yet effective parenting should have lasting effects. Even fewer studies examine parents’ influence on sexual behavior of both foreign and native-born young adults. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) Waves I (1994–95) and III (2001–02), we examine longitudinal associations among mother-daughter relationship quality and nativity during adolescence and young adults’ risky sexual behaviors of condom use at last intercourse, number of sexual partners, and STI diagnoses (N=4,460). Women, 18 to 26 years old, who had good mother-adolescent daughter relationships have fewer partners and STIs in the past year. Second generation women have worse mother-adolescent daughter relationships, compared to third generation. Relationship quality does not explain associations between nativity and risky behavior. Lasting associations between relationship quality and risk behaviors suggest that reproductive health interventions should enhance motheradolescent relationships.

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confidence: 99%

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Risky sexual behavior of foreign and native-born women in emerging adulthood: The long reach of mother-daughter relationships in adolescence

Samari

Seltzer

2016

Social Science Research

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“…The study found sexual communication with only fathers to predict a decreased likelihood of both primary and secondary abstinence. Fathers probably engage in discussions about sex with their youth when they suspect the youth have become sexually active [27]. The sexual activity may therefore have preceded the communication with fathers.…”

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“…But the evidence on the relationship between sexual communication and abstinence is inconclusive. While some studies find parental sexual communication to be associated with a higher likelihood of abstinence [25,26], others find the reverse [27,28]. Many of the studies on sexual communication also focus on mothers [28][29][30][31], while paying less attention to the effect of communicating with fathers and friends.…”

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Predictors of primary and secondary sexual abstinence among never-married youth in urban poor Accra, Ghana

Alhassan

Dodoo

2020

Reprod Health

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Background: Sexual abstinence is a key component of the strategy to address unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and HIV among youth in sub-Sahara Africa. But contextual pressures make abstaining from sex a formidable task for urban poor youth in the sub-region. Nevertheless, some youth in these settings still manage to resist the pressure to initiate sex early, while others choose abstinence after an initial sexual debut. Few studies in the sub-region have examined sexual abstinence among urban poor youth. We therefore examined the factors that predict primary and secondary sexual abstinence among youth in urban poor Accra. The findings highlight the protective factors associated with sexual intercourse and should help to address the needs of youth at risk of unprotected sex. Methods: The study analysed pooled data from two rounds of the Urban Health and Poverty Survey. The surveys analysed were conducted in 2011 and 2013. The analysis was restricted to unmarried youth between age 20 and 24 years. The total sample comprised 235 female and male youth. We conducted multinomial logistic regression analysis to examine the predictors of primary and secondary abstinence relative to current sexual intercourse. Results: The results showed that being female, sexual communication with only fathers, sexual communication with only friends and slum residence were negatively associated with primary sexual abstinence. Contrarily, being in school, attaching importance to religion, residing in a household that received social support and sexual communication with both parents were positively associated with primary abstinence. Regarding secondary abstinence, only the sexual communication variables had significant effects. Sexual communication with both parents positively predicted secondary abstinence while communication with fathers-only and friends-only had a negative effect. Conclusion: Sexual abstinence is predicted by factors which range from individual through household factors to the locality of residence. Despite the importance of all the predictors, the study found that sexual communication with both parents was the only factor that predicted a higher likelihood of both primary and secondary sexual abstinence. We therefore recommend sexual communication between parents and youth as a key strategy for promoting sexual abstinence among urban poor youth in Accra, Ghana.

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Between Synergy and Travesty: A Sexual Risk Syndemic Among Pregnant Latina Immigrant and Non-immigrant Adolescents

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Substance use, intimate partner violence, and depression contribute to sexual risk individually, yet have not been evaluated as a syndemic for adolescents. Using data from 772 pregnant Latina adolescents, we evaluated these factors as a syndemic and tested the moderating role of immigration. Bivariate analyses showed syndemic score (OR = 1.40, p = 0.02) and severity (OR = 1.68, p = 0.006) were predictors for multiple sex partners, and syndemic score predicting STIs (OR = 1.15, p = 0.05). Syndemic severity remained significant in multivariate analyses for multiple sex partners (OR = 1.53, p = 0.04). Moderation analyses showed higher syndemic severity was associated with more condom use among immigrants (OR = 1.75, p = 0.04) and less condom use (OR = 0.07, p = 0.011) among those with separated orientation. Higher syndemic severity also predicted greater odds for multiple partners (OR = 2.40, p = 0.01) among immigrants. This evidence suggests a sexual risk syndemic exists among Latina adolescents. Research should continue exploring this phenomenon, particularly exploring the role immigration plays for sexual health.

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Gender, Generational Status, and Parent–Adolescent Sexual Communication: Implications for Latino/a Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Cited by 41 publications

References 80 publications

Risky sexual behavior of foreign and native-born women in emerging adulthood: The long reach of mother-daughter relationships in adolescence

Risky sexual behavior of foreign and native-born women in emerging adulthood: The long reach of mother-daughter relationships in adolescence

Predictors of primary and secondary sexual abstinence among never-married youth in urban poor Accra, Ghana

Between Synergy and Travesty: A Sexual Risk Syndemic Among Pregnant Latina Immigrant and Non-immigrant Adolescents

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