Parents Talking to Middle School Children about Sex: A Protective Factor against Suicide in Sexually Active Teens

Autor/inn/en	St. George, Monica; Niemela, Danielle R. M.; Zeglin, Robert J.
Titel	Parents Talking to Middle School Children about Sex: A Protective Factor against Suicide in Sexually Active Teens
Quelle	In: American Journal of Sexuality Education, 18 (2023) 2, S.282-299 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-6128
DOI	10.1080/15546128.2022.2095315
Schlagwörter	Sexuality; Suicide; Stress Variables; Health Behavior; Middle School Students; Parent Child Relationship; Risk; Developmental Stages; Comparative Analysis; Sex Education; High School Students; National Surveys; Student Characteristics; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexualität; Selbstmord; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Risiko; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin
Abstract	Suicide continues to be a considerable health risk among adolescents and is the second leading cause of death among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 24. Middle school-aged adolescents may be at a heightened risk for suicide, as middle school can be rife with intrapersonal and interpersonal stressors. One such stressor may be sexual activity and navigating sexual relationships. Past research has shown that parents can play an important role in helping adolescents cope with stressors at this age, but there is no identified research assessing whether parental conversations about sex are associated with suicidality among adolescents. The current study addressed this gap via secondary data analysis using logistic regression with a sample of 3,568 middle school students (mean age = 12.74; SD = 1.08). Results suggest that parental conversations about sex are a significant protective factor against suicidality, but only among adolescents who report having engaged in sexual activity. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01