Parent–child sex communication results in the transmission of family expectations, societal
values, and role modeling of sexual health risk-reduction strategies. Parent–child sex …

To review research examining the influence of “connectedness” on adolescent sexual and
reproductive health (ASRH). Connectedness, or bonding, refers to the emotional attachment …

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

This study assessed early adolescents' sexual communication with dating partners, parents,
and best friends about six sexual health topics: condoms, birth control, sexually transmitted …

Objective: Condom use is critical for the health of sexually active adolescents, and yet many
adolescents fail to use condoms consistently. One interpersonal factor that may be key to …

Parents have the potential to protect against adolescent sexual risk, including early sexual
behavior, inconsistent condom use, and outcomes such as pregnancy and sexually …

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

This publication on adolescent health and positive behaviour change is seen as an
important public health issue. It presents the collection and reporting of the application of …

Despite concerns about high rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease in
the United States, the mass media adolescents attend to most frequently include little …

Drawing from theories of sexual development, the aim of this study was investigate whether
sexual well-being was more positive when youth reported more frequent and better quality …