Readability of Educational Materials to Support Parent Sexual Communication With Their Children and Adolescents

Suleiman, Ahna Ballonoff; Lin, Jess; Constantine, Norman A.

doi:10.1080/10810730.2015.1103334

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“…Of importance, research on parent-adolescent communication about sex has revealed that the most open and clear communication was achieved between mothers and daughters (Tseng et al, 2015). Open communication about sexuality could, therefore, prevent early and risky sexual behavior (Ballonoff Suleiman et al, 2016;Hutchinson et al, 2003;Kamala et al, 2017;Ladapo et al, 2013;Rogers et al, 2015;Widman et al, 2016) and promote sexual-related health and normal development of sex and sexuality (Balaji et al, 2017;DiIorio et al, 2003;Dutra et al, 1999;Kotchick et al, 1999;Wilson & Donenberg, 2004). Thus, it is not surprising that open communication was also linked with lower severity of CSB.…”

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“…Although these links tended to be weak in size, parental self-efficacy might serve as a reliable predictor of parent-child communication regarding sexual behavior, which was found to be of pivotal importance in the development of healthy sexual behavior and/or CSB (Klein, Becker, & Štulhofer, 2018;Ladapo et al, 2013;Sutton, Lasswell, Lanier, & Miller, 2014). Clear and open communication about sex is important in preventing adolescent from engaging in early and risky sexual behavior (Ballonoff Suleiman, Lin, & Constantine, 2016;Hutchinson, Jemmott, Jemmott, Braverman, & Fong, 2003;Kamala et al, 2017;Ladapo et al, 2013;Rogers, Ha, Stormshak, & Dishion, 2015;Widman, Choukas-Bradley, Noar, Nesi, & Garrett, 2016), and in predicting adolescents' sexual-related health and behavior (Balaji et al, 2017;DiIorio, Pluhar, & Belcher, 2003;Dutra, Miller, & Forehand, 1999;Kotchick, Dorsey, Miller, & Forehand, 1999;Wilson & Donenberg, 2004). Our first hypothesis is, therefore, that parental self-efficacy would be weakly linked with clearer and more open parent-child communication, and that clearer and more open parent-child communication would be moderately associated with lower CSB severity among adolescents.…”

Section: Parenthood and Adolescents' Psychosexual Developmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Adolescents’ compulsive sexual behavior: The role of parental competence, parents’ psychopathology, and quality of parent–child communication about sex

Efrati

Gola

2019

J Behav Addict

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Background and aims Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) has implications for clinical and non-clinical adult populations. Disposition to CSB has been shown to influence adolescence sexual behaviors, but the development of adolescents’ disposition toward CSB has yet to be examined in the family context. In this study, we investigated whether parent–adolescent communication mediates the links between parental characteristics and adolescents’ CSB. Methods The sample included 275 Israeli families [triad of mothers (age = 34–63 years, M = 45.48, SD = 5.46), fathers (age = 36–83 years, M = 48.33, SD = 6.63), and one adolescent (48.2% boys, 51.1% girls; age = 14–18 years, M = 16.23, SD = 1.18)]. Parents completed measures of psychopathology, parental self-esteem, and parental self-efficacy, and adolescents completed measures of quality of sex-related communication and CSB. Results The results indicate that, for girls, higher maternal self-esteem and lower psychopathology were linked with better sex-related communication and so with lower CSB. For boys, only parental religiosity was linked with the quality of sex-related communication and CSB, with religious parents having better communication than secular ones. Discussion The findings provide an opportunity for researchers to gain a better insight into the dynamics of familial factors in the development of CSB among adolescents.

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Section: Parenthood and Adolescents' Psychosexual Developmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

Adolescents’ compulsive sexual behavior: The role of parental competence, parents’ psychopathology, and quality of parent–child communication about sex

Efrati

Gola

2019

J Behav Addict

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“…These methods have been validated for the assessment of readability, and their use has been described in the literature. 6,20,21 In this study, average readability grades were calculated from the three test (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Frequency of Gobbledygook, and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook) scores.…”

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The quality, understandability, readability, and popularity of online educational materials for heart murmur

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Objective:Murmurs are abnormal audible heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow. Therefore, murmurs in a child may be a source of anxiety for family members. Families often use online materials to explore possible reasons for these murmurs, given the accessibility of information on the Internet. In this study, we evaluated the quality, understandability, readability, and popularity of online materials about heart murmur.Methods:An Internet search was performed for “heart murmur” using the Google search engine. The global quality score (on a scale of 1 to 5, corresponding to poor to excellent quality) and Health on the Net code were used to measure the quality of information presented. The understandability of the web pages identified was measured using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (score range from 0 to 100%, scores below 70% reflect poor performance). The readability of each web pages was assessed using four validated indices: the Flesch Reading Ease Score, the Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level, the Gunning Frequency of Gobbledygook, and the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook. The ALEXA traffic tool was used to reference domains’ popularity and visibility.Results:We identified 230 English-language patient educational materials that discussed heart murmur. After exclusion, a total of 86 web pages were evaluated for this study. The average global quality score was 4.34 (SD = 0.71; range from 3 to 5) indicating that the quality of information of most websites was good. Only 14 (16.3%) websites had Health on the Net certification. The mean understandability score for all Internet-based patient educational materials was 74.6% (SD = 12.8%; range from 31.2 to 93.7%). A score suggesting these Internet-based patient educational materials were “easy to understand”. The mean readability levels of all patient educational materials were higher than the recommended sixth-grade reading level, according to all indices applied. This means that the level of readability is difficult. The average grade level for all web pages was 10.4 ± 1.65 (range from 7.53 to 14.13). The Flesch–Kincaid Grade level was 10 ± 1.81, the Gunning Frequency of Gobbledygook level was 12.1 ± 1.85, and the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook level was 9.1 ± 1.38. The average Flesch Reading Ease Score was 55 ± 9.1 (range from 32.4 to 72.9).Conclusion:We demonstrated that web pages describing heart murmurs were understandable and high quality. However, the readability level of the websites was above the recommended sixth-grade reading level. Readability of written materials from online sources need to be improved. However, care must be taken to ensure that the information of web pages is of a high quality and understandable.

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“…The communication of parents with their children about values (e.g., sexual, Suleiman et al 2016) generally is associated with positive results, and discussing faith values with children is considered important for the intergenerational transmission of faith. Longitudinal research has found that transmitting religious values promoted emotional closeness between parents and children (Bengtson et al 2013).…”

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Religious Activities, Christian Media Consumption and Marital Quality among Protestants

Wilmoth

Riaz

2019

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Although associations between religiosity and marital quality have been demonstrated in previous research, mechanisms still remain unclear. Three 3-step hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine whether 10 individual, dyadic or family religious activities or uses of 7 forms of Christian media predicted positive relationship quality, negative interaction and intimate partner violence in a sample of North American Protestants. Joint spousal and family religious activities predicted higher levels of relationship quality. Individual activities, such as reading the Bible, and parent-child activities, such as praying with children and discussing Christians values with children, predicted lower levels of relationship quality. Listening to Christian talk radio and viewing Christian websites or blogs predicted lower levels of relationship quality. The authors inferred that individuals in low-quality relationships use activities such as reading the Bible, listening to Christian talk radio, and viewing Christian websites and blogs to seek information to improve relationships or promote healthy adaptation. Similarly, the authors speculated that praying with children and discussing spiritual values with them were seen as interventionary measures to protect children when parents were in low-quality relationships.

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Readability of Educational Materials to Support Parent Sexual Communication With Their Children and Adolescents

Cited by 19 publications

References 52 publications

Adolescents’ compulsive sexual behavior: The role of parental competence, parents’ psychopathology, and quality of parent–child communication about sex

Adolescents’ compulsive sexual behavior: The role of parental competence, parents’ psychopathology, and quality of parent–child communication about sex

The quality, understandability, readability, and popularity of online educational materials for heart murmur

Religious Activities, Christian Media Consumption and Marital Quality among Protestants

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