Attitudes and Comfort As Predictors of Sex Communication Among South African Parent - Child Dyads

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina H. Salama ◽  
Bradley Goodnight ◽  
Elizabeth Grim
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals South African Adolescents’ Neighborhood Perceptions Predict Longitudinal Change in Youth and Family Functioning

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1142-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Tarantino ◽  
Nada M. Goodrum ◽  
Christina Salama ◽  
Rebecca H. LeCroix ◽  
Karie Gaska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
South African ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Change ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
Parental Responsiveness ◽  
Neighborhood Contexts ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
African Community

This study examined South African early adolescent youth (aged 10-14 years) and their female caregivers ( N = 99 dyads) participating in an HIV prevention intervention over a period of 8 months. We examined youth perceptions of neighborhood cohesion, safety, and collective monitoring as they related to concurrent and longitudinal associations with youth (externalizing behavior and hope about the future) and family (parent-youth relationship quality, parental involvement, and parental responsiveness to sex communication) functioning while controlling for baseline characteristics. Neighborhood perceptions were significantly associated ( p < .05) with short- and longer term outcomes. Gender differences suggested a greater protective association of perceived neighborhood conditions with changes in functioning for boys versus girls. Unexpected associations were also observed, including short-term associations suggesting a link between better neighborhood quality and poorer family functioning. We account for the culture of this South African community when contextualizing our findings and conclude with recommendations for interventions targeting neighborhood contexts.

Beliefs About Sex and Parent–Child–Church Sex Communication Among Church-Based African American Youth

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 1810-1825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Moore ◽  
Jannette Berkley-Patton ◽  
Alexandria Bohn ◽  
Starlyn Hawes ◽  
Carole Bowe-Thompson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
Parent Child

scholarly journals Parent-Child Sex Communication Prompts, Approaches, Reactions, and Functions According to Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Sons

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Dalmacio D. Flores ◽  
Madelyne Z. Greene ◽  
Tamara Taggart
Keyword(s):  
Informational Needs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sexually Explicit Media ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Sexual Health Information ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Parent Child Sex Communication ◽  
Minimal Research ◽  
Parent Child

Minimal research on parent-child sex communication between parents and gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) adolescent sons prevents the formulation of interventions that would buffer or brake this youth population’s risks for HIV/STI. We sought to describe the perspectives of GBQ adolescent males on this process and the potential ways they think parents can address their sons’ informational needs, including countering youth access of sexually explicit media. We conducted 30 semi-structured interviews with GBQ male youth aged 15–20 years. Thematic and content analysis revealed four central themes: prompts and triggers, parents’ approaches, sons’ reactions, and the functions assigned to sex communication. Parents can be sources of reliable sexual health information and may be leveraged for future HIV/STI risk reduction work.

scholarly journals “It’s Almost Like Gay Sex Doesn’t Exist”: Parent-Child Sex Communication According to Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Male Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 528-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalmacio Flores ◽  
Sharron L. Docherty ◽  
Michael V. Relf ◽  
Ross E. McKinney ◽  
Julie V. Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Adolescent Males ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
Parent Child Sex Communication ◽  
Parent Child

Sex communication interventions facilitate positive sexual health outcomes with heterosexual adolescents. The same has yet to be established for male youth with same-sex attractions, behaviors, and identities. Our study describes the experiences of gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ)-identifying adolescent males with parent-child sex communication. We conducted 30 in-depth semistructured interviews with a diverse group of 15- to 20-year-old GBQ males. Interview transcripts were coded, and themes were identified using thematic and content analysis. Narratives revealed that sex communication with parents occurs rarely, is heteronormative in content prior to adolescent males’ disclosure as GBQ, and after disclosure is reactionary and based on stereotypes that associate this population with negative health outcomes. Parents were rated poorly as sex educators by adolescent males, and the findings are mixed regarding perception of parents’ knowledge about GBQ-specific information. Parents and health care providers were identified as preferred sources of sex information by GBQ adolescent males. Sex communication with parents throughout adolescence that excludes GBQ males’ same-sex concerns is a missed opportunity for targeted sexual risk reduction. There are multiple ways health care providers can assist parents to plan age-appropriate, sexuality-inclusive, home-based discussions about sex for this group.

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