Parenting and adolescents' sexual initiation
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This study draws on social control and social learning theories to examine the role of dating-specific attitudes and practices as predictors of adolescents' sexual initiation. We include attention to the adolescent's reaction to control attempts as a further means of assessing family dynamics (i.e., frequency of dating disagreements). The study uses longitudinal data from 697 adolescents who were not sexually active at the first interview as well as separate interviews with parents. In models that include all parenting variables, parental caring, parents' preferences that the child should delay sex, and the frequency of dating disagreements are significant predictors of initiation of teen sexual activity.
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Adolescents who perceive their parents to be caring have delayed first sex.
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- Authors
- Longmore, M. A., Eng, A. L., Giordano, P. C., & Manning, W. D.
- Affiliations
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Longmore, Monica A.
- Venue
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-10-23
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 969-982
- ISSN
- 0022-2445 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3737
- PMC
- PMC2771877
- OpenAlex
- W2074309821
- Cited by
- 85
- References
- 47
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- FWCI
- 11.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Marriage and the Family (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- ScholarWorks@BGSU (Bowling Green State University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD050959, R01HD036223)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- adolescent sexual initiation, parenting, dating, social control theory, social learning theory, family dynamics, adolescent sexual behavior
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