PURPOSE: To explore relationships between parent and teen demographic characteristics,
parent beliefs about the effectiveness, safety and usability of condoms and oral …

Objective. To examine predictors of mother–adolescent communication about condoms.
Methods. Interviews were conducted with 907 mothers of adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in …

Context: Teenagers' communication with their partners about sex and their use of condoms
may be influenced by the discussions teenagers have with their parents about sex …

This study describes current patterns of parent-teen sexual communication and examines
the influence of such communication on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of late …

Parent-teen discussions about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are associated with
delayed sex and higher contraceptive use among teens. Using the National Survey of …

Sexual communication is a principal means of transmitting sexual values, beliefs,
expectations, and knowledge from parents to children. Although this area has received …

INTRODUCTION: The relationship between the source of sexual information and adolescent
sexual behavior is not well understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS: As part of a larger …

CONTEXT: Parent‐adolescent communication is associated with increased adolescent
contraceptive use. However, studies of this association are limited by their lack of …

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between adolescent sexual risk-taking and
perception of parental monitoring, frequency of parent–adolescent communication, and …

Although sexual risk behavior occurs in a dyadic context, most studies of adolescent sexual
behavior focus on individuals. This study uses couple data (N= 488 couples) from the …