Sexual health communication in adolescence is important for sexual well-being. With limited
empirical work utilizing longitudinal methodologies, this study aimed to investigate how the …

To examine sexual partner acquisition into young adulthood and to explore what
characteristics of the adolescent family context might predict this change, we used growth …

Purpose Parents can be effective and consistent sex educators of their children, but
research suggests that most parents only engage in a one-time talk about sex with their …

Emerging adulthood is a time of sexual and romantic relationship development as well as
change in the parent–child relationship. This study provides a longitudinal analysis of 30 …

Adolescent sexual development is informed by individual, relational, generational,
institutional, and cultural perspectives. Families matter: they are the social institution at the …

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

Comfort discussing sex with friends may develop over time and may be associated with
individual and peer characteristics. The current paper uses longitudinal data to examine the …

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

The present study investigated how changes in specific dimensions of the parent–
adolescent relationship predict adolescent engagement in sexual intercourse and oral sex …

There is great interest in understanding adolescent sexual behavior because of its links to
unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. This study's purpose was to …