Purpose Studies suggest that the quality of parent–adolescent communication about sex
uniquely predicts adolescent sexual behavior. Previous studies have relied predominantly …

Purpose Research suggests that parents can be important sources of sex education for their
children, but we know little about how this type of communication changes developmentally …

Parent-adolescent sexual health communication (SHC) is a protective factor that can reduce
adverse adolescent sexual health outcomes, and the frequency, quality, and content of SHC …

Importance Parent-adolescent sexual communication has received considerable attention
as a factor that can positively affect safer sex behavior among youth; however, the evidence …

Parent–adolescent sexual communication can help reduce sexual risk behaviors among
adolescents. However, research and theory are less clear regarding the specific pathways …

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

This research focuses on how high school adolescents'(n= 159) perceptions of parent–
adolescent communication about sex, including communication frequency, parent–child …

Although adolescents' sexual health is generally better when parents and adolescents
communicate about sex and sexuality, researchers have found parents can be reluctant to …

Background: The number of HIV infections among adolescents is increasing, and youth in
psychiatric care are at particular risk because of their high rates of risky sexual behavior …

OBJECTIVE: To examine to what extent adolescents' beliefs, subjective norm and perceived
behavioral control predict the amount of parent–adolescent communication about sexuality …