Using photovoice to identify sexual health needs in Latina early adolescents

Sanchez, Delida; Serrata, Josephine V.; Adams, Whitney; Arango, Sarah; Hamilton, Emma

doi:10.1080/14681811.2020.1749041

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“…Among young Latinx women, sexual messages often came from the mother and were cautionary (Deutsch & Crockett, 2016), with moral expectations for “appropriate behavior” around sex (e.g., maintaining one’s virginity/virtue; Romo et al, 2001). Likewise, Latinx adolescent girls were also found to be reluctant to engage in conversations about sex with their mothers during adolescence (Guilamo-Ramos et al, 2006; O’Sullivan et al, 2001; Sanchez, Serrata, et al, 2020). Compared to Latinx young women, Latinx young men tended to receive more information about sex from the media and peers than parents (Epstein & Ward, 2011).…”

Section: Sexual Values In Latinx Emerging Adulthoodmentioning

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Where you learn about sex matters: Sexual information sources during adolescence and current sexual values and sexual behaviors in Latinx emerging adults.

Sanchez,

Wagner,

Hamilton

et al. 2023

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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The present study examined the links between sexual information sources (SIS) during adolescence and current sexual values (SVS) and sexual behaviors (SBS) among 268 Latinx (84% Mexican origin) emerging adults (60.7% women). Chi-square analyses were conducted to test for differences in SIS and SVS based on gender and immigrant generation. Hierarchical regression analyses were then performed to examine the hypothesized relations between SIS, SVS, and SBS and whether gender moderated these associations. Men endorsed SIS peers, SVS Comfort, and SVS Satisfying One’s Sexual Needs, as well as the number of sexual partners to a higher degree than women. SIS mothers and SIS teachers were positively linked to SVS Virginity as Important; SIS teachers were negatively linked to SVS Comfort, SVS Sexual Self-Acceptance, and the number of sexual partners; SIS siblings and SIS internet were positively linked with SVS Communication. Gender was found to moderate the associated links between SIS mothers and SVS Sexual Satisfaction of Needs whereby men with low SIS mothers reported higher SVS Sexual Satisfaction of Needs. Findings suggest a complex association between sources of SIS, SVS, and SBS and highlighted the important role of mothers, siblings, teachers, and the internet as SIS.

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