This study extends current research on the relationship of parenting processes to adolescent
sexual behavior by asking what parenting behaviors are related to sexual risk taking among …

Agreement between mothers' and adolescents' reports of communication about sex,
satisfaction with the parent‐child relationship, maternal disapproval of adolescent sexual …

Family communication patterns theory proposes two dimensions of family communication—
conversation orientation and conformity orientation—that can impact adolescent decision …

While parents may not be recognized as disseminators of sexual information, positive and
negative sexual messages are communicated by parents to their children, both verbally and …

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

Drawing from a sample survey of 449 black and white mother‐teenage daughter dyads, this
study examines patterns, correlates, and consequences of direct verbal communication …

The literature on parent–adolescent communication about premarital sex and pregnancy is
reviewed. Current theoretical frameworks and research methodologies are evaluated, and …

Objective: A unified theory of behavior was applied to parent-adolescent communication
about sexual intercourse to understand why some mothers speak less often with their …

Fathers play an important role in the sexual development of their children. One way fathers
may influence their children's sexuality is through verbal sexual communication. In recent …

Although some researchers have indicated that when parents are the main source of sex
education, their adolescent children tend to engage in less premarital sexual activity (Lewis …