Validation of a Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale for Use in STD/HIV Prevention Interventions

Autor/inn/en	Sales, Jessica McDermott; Milhausen, Robin R.; Wingood, Gina M.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Salazar, Laura F.; Crosby, Richard A.
Titel	Validation of a Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale for Use in STD/HIV Prevention Interventions
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 35 (2008) 3, S.332-345 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198106293524
Schlagwörter	Self Efficacy; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Sexuality; Depression (Psychology); Test Validity; Parent Child Relationship; Females; African Americans; Test Reliability; Correlation; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Skills; Parent Influence; Knowledge Level; Attitude Measures; Family Influence; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Sexualität; Testvalidität; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Afroamerikaner; Testreliabilität; Korrelation; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstil; Wissensbasis; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	This study reports on the validation of a scale to assess adolescent girls' frequency of sexual communication with their parents. The Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS) was administered to 522 African American female adolescents ranging in age from 14 to 18. The PACS demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (across multiple administrations) and acceptable test-retest reliability over a 12-month follow-up period. Concurrently, scores on the PACS were correlated with frequency of sexual communication with partner, sexual communication self-efficacy (boyfriend), perceived parental knowledge, family support, depression, and condom use with steady male sex partners. Prospectively, baseline PACS scores were correlated with frequency of sexual communication with partner and condom use. The present investigation indicates that the PACS is a reliable and valid measure of frequency of sexual communication between female adolescents and their parents. Utility of the PACS for researchers and practitioners is discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10