Data collected over a two-year period from more than 500 teenagers and their mothers
indicate that neither parental attitudes toward premarital sex nor parent-child communication …

Improving communication about sex and birth control between parents and their children
has often been cited as a means to encourage young people to use contraceptives more …

Maternal disapproval of premarital sex, maternal discussions about birth control and the
quality of the parent-child relationship may have an important influence on adolescents' …

The assertion that parental communication and monitoring of adolescent children will
discourage premarital sexual activity is examined among white 15-and 16-year-olds …

COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT COUPLES
Denise Polit-O'Hara, Ph. D. and Janet R. Kahn ABSTRACT This study presents a descriptive …

Communication between mothers and adolescents about premarital sexual intercourse was
studied in the context of a model of maternal influence on the formation of adolescent beliefs …

Relationships between sexual attitudes and behavior among adolescents were studied in
data collected by self-administered questionnaires from approximately 3,500 junior and …

The purpose of the present study was to investigate differences in sexual knowledge, sexual
attitudes, and contraceptive choice between young adolescents whose parents frequently …

The purpose of the current study was to examine communication about sexual topics
between preadolescents and their mothers and fathers. Participants were 135 African …

Ninety-five college students and both of their parents completed questionnaires that
measured sexual attitudes, sexual behavior, general family communication, and parent-child …