Adsolescent sexual behavior in two ethnic minority samples: The role of family variables
- Författare
- Miller KS, Forehand R, Kotchick BA.
- Titel
- Adsolescent sexual behavior in two ethnic minority samples: The role of family variables
- Utgivningsår
- 1999
- Tidskrift
- Journal of Marriage and the Family
- Volym
- 61
- Häfte
- 1
- Sidor
- 85-98
- Sammanfattning
Examined family structural variables (family income, parental education, and maternal marital status) and process variables (maternal monitoring, mother–adolescent general communication, mother–adolescent sexual communication, and maternal attitudes about adolescent sexual behavior) as predictors of indices of adolescent sexual behavior and risk due to sexual behavior in 907 Black and Hispanic families from Montgomery, Alabama; New York City; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mean ages of mother and daughter for the total sample were 40.27 yrs and 15.30 yrs, respectively. The findings indicate that family-structure variables failed to predict adolescent sexual behavior. In contrast, each of 3 family process variables predicted multiple indices of adolescent sexual behavior and risk due to sexual behavior. Neither adolescent gender nor ethnicity qualified the findings. Differences did emerge among the 3 locations and by reporter (adolescent or mother) of the family process variables.