The Sexual and Contraceptive Socialization of Black Adolescent Males (Black Adolescent Sexuality)

Tucker, R.N. Sandra K.

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.1991.tb00653.x

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“…Several studies have documented a positive relationship between parent‐adolescent communication and adolescent contraceptive use. Jaccard et al 7 and Tucker 8 found that maternal communication about contraception was associated with increased use among adolescent males. Newcomer et al 9 found that adolescent females whose mothers discussed contraception were twice as likely to use contraceptives as those whose mothers did not.…”

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“…First, most focused on mother‐adolescent, particularly mother‐daughter, communication. Few examined how communication with sons is related to male contraceptive use 7 or how parents of each gender discuss these issues with their children 8 . Second, most studies used cross‐sectional questionnaire designs and therefore could not assess the causal nature of these associations.…”

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“…Few examined how communication with sons is related to male contraceptive use 7 or how parents of each gender discuss these issues with their children. 8 Second, most studies used cross-sectional questionnaire designs and therefore could not assess the causal nature of these associations. Third, questionnaire designs limit exploration of the broad processes by which parents teach their children about contraceptive use and adolescent pregnancy.…”

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Family Discussions About Contraception And Family Planning: A Qualitative Exploration Of Black Parent and Adolescent Perspectives

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Schwarz

Borrero

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Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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CONTEXT-Parent-adolescent communication is associated with increased adolescent contraceptive use. However, studies of this association are limited by their lack of examination of the communication process, reliance on cross-sectional designs and infrequent comparison of parent and adolescent perspectives. Examining communication in black families is particularly important, given the high pregnancy rate among black adolescents. METHODS-BetweenDecember 2007 and March 2008, a total of 21 focus groups were conducted with 53 black families (68 parents and 57 adolescents) in Pennsylvania. Separate groups were held for males and females, and for parents and adolescents. The discussion guide explored family communication about sexual health topics, including contraception, family planning and abortion. Sessions were audio-recorded; data were transcribed and analyzed using a grounded theory approach to content analysis and the constant comparison method.RESULTS-Five key themes emerged among both parents and adolescents. First, discussions about contraception were indirect and framed in terms of the need to avoid negative consequences of sex. Second, contraceptive knowledge was low. Third, parents more often reported helping male adolescents get condoms than helping females get contraceptives. Fourth, discussions emphasized planning for the future over contraception. Finally, negative attitudes toward abortion were prevalent.CONCLUSIONS-Parent-adolescent communication interventions should improve contraceptive knowledge, help parents understand the harmful effects of gender biases in information dissemination, and provide mothers and fathers with communication skills tailored to enhance the role they play in their adolescents' sexual development.Approximately 750,000 adolescents become pregnant in the United States each year, 1 and most of these pregnancies are unintended. 2 Consistent contraceptive use is the critical factor mediating adolescent pregnancy risk, 3 but multiple barriers prevent adolescents from using contraceptives; chief among these are lack of access to services and adolescents' concerns about parental attitudes toward contraceptive use. 4 However, parents do not only impede adolescents' contraceptive use; they also may exert a positive influence. 5,6 Thus, improving parent-adolescent communication about contraception and family planning is one way to encourage young people's consistent, effective use of contraceptives.Several studies have documented a positive relationship between parent-adolescent communication and adolescent contraceptive use. Jaccard et al. 7 and Tucker 8 found that maternal communication about contraception was associated with increased use among adolescent males. Newcomer et al. 9 found that adolescent females whose mothers discussed contraception were twice as likely to use contraceptives as those whose mothers did not.

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“…Family, despite being cited as a common source of sexual information in prior studies of black adolescent men (Bakken and Winter 2002; Tucker 1991), was the least common source of information about sex among our participants.…”

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Recollections of sexual socialisation among marginalised heterosexual black men

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This paper describes the sexual socialisation process of marginalised, drug-using heterosexual black men, focusing primarily on the sources and content of sexual information. Analysing qualitative interview data, we discovered that the men in our sample both learn about sex and become sexually active at an early age. They most often learn about sex from the media and least often learn about sex from family members. The content of sexual information varies in specifics, but overall tends to equate sex with pleasure, encourage sexual activity with multiple partners, and emphasise using protection. Our goal is to use this data to better understand how sexual socialisation contributes to the prevalence of multiple sexual partners and high rates of HIV among heterosexual black men in order to inform future risk-reduction intervention programmes.

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“…The most consistent findings regarding family influences on adolescent sexual health have focused on parent‐adolescent communication about sex. When parents talk about sex, their adolescents are more likely to delay sexual initiation and use condoms and contraceptives when they become sexually active . Most studies simply quantify topics discussed.…”

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Translational Research Applications for the Study of Adolescent Sexual Decision Making

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Downs

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Clinical Translational Sci

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Although the initiation of sexual behaviors in adolescence is normative, adverse sexual health outcomes disproportionately affect adolescents relative to adults. Efforts to improve sexual health and increase health promotion behaviors in adolescent populations have not been fully successful. In this paper, we propose that translational research that integrates insights from neuroscience, ecological systems theory, and decision science with adolescent sexual behavior research can lead to advances in our understanding of the etiology and prevention of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents. Moreover, these insights can be further translated to the design and implementation of clinical interventions that improve sexual health.

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The Sexual and Contraceptive Socialization of Black Adolescent Males (Black Adolescent Sexuality)

Cited by 9 publications

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Family Discussions About Contraception And Family Planning: A Qualitative Exploration Of Black Parent and Adolescent Perspectives

Family Discussions About Contraception And Family Planning: A Qualitative Exploration Of Black Parent and Adolescent Perspectives

Recollections of sexual socialisation among marginalised heterosexual black men

Translational Research Applications for the Study of Adolescent Sexual Decision Making

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