Perceived and Observed Maternal Relationship Quality Predict Sexual Debut by Age 15

Autor/inn/en	Price, Myeshia N.; Hyde, Janet Shibley
Titel	Perceived and Observed Maternal Relationship Quality Predict Sexual Debut by Age 15
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (2011) 12, S.1595-1606 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-011-9641-y
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Adolescents; Family Structure; Sexuality; At Risk Persons; Health Behavior; Correlation; Parent Child Relationship; Hypothesis Testing; Attitude Measures; Longitudinal Studies; Early Adolescents; Observation; Affective Behavior; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Sexualität; Risikogruppe; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Korrelation; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Beobachtung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status
Abstract	Early sexual behaviors during adolescence have the potential to lead to unhealthy outcomes. This study explored the association between specific dimensions of maternal relationship quality and adolescent sexual debut by age 15. We hypothesized that adolescents who have poor maternal relationships are at greater risk of early sexual debut than those who have a more supportive relationship. These hypotheses were examined using both adolescents' perception of their maternal relationship quality and observed relationship quality. A sample of 268 adolescents (142 girls; 90% European American) were followed longitudinally from age 13 to age 15. The results indicate that adolescents with sexual debut by age 15 report significantly worse relationships with their mothers compared with other adolescents. Furthermore, behavioral observations of lower maternal support and higher observed displays of externalizing affect towards the mother also were related to early sexual debut. The significance of maternal relationship quality remained after controlling for family structure, race, and socioeconomic status. These findings suggest that mothers have a significant role in the timing of their adolescents' sexual debut. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10