Why Can't We Just Talk about It?: An Observational Study of Parents' and Adolescents' Conversations about Sex

Autor/inn/en	Afifi, Tamara D.; Joseph, Andrea; Aldeis, Desiree
Titel	Why Can't We Just Talk about It?: An Observational Study of Parents' and Adolescents' Conversations about Sex
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 23 (2008) 6, S.689-721 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558408323841
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Adolescents; Parents; Sexuality; Anxiety; Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Parent Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Religion; Religious Factors; Gender Differences; Humor; Peer Influence; Fear + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Eltern; Sexualität; Angst; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Elternverhalten; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Humoristische Darstellung; Furcht
Abstract	This study examined how parents and adolescents talk about sex with each other and how that influences their anxiety and avoidance tendencies. When parents were receptive, informal, and composed during the conversations, their adolescents were less anxious and, in turn, were less avoidant. The child's perception of the parent's communication competence also predicted the child's anxiety, which influenced the child's avoidance. The quality of the relationship between the parent and the child also influenced how anxious and avoidant the child was during the conversation. Qualitative findings revealed that religiosity, the gender of the child, humor, peer groups, the parent's use of fear appeals, and whether the parent and child had an enmeshed relationship affected the nature of the conversations. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10