Finding

 


This finding looks at the relationship between mothers' parental involvement and daughters age at sexual debut.

Mothers' involvement and conversation with their daughters' friends' parents was linked to a delay in their daughters' becoming sexually active.


Sample or Data Description
Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health


Source
"Mothers' Influence on the Timing of First Sex Among 14- and 15-Year Olds"
McNeely, Clea
Shew, Marcia L., Beuhring, Trisha; Sieving, Renee; Miller, Brent C.; and Blum, Robert William
Journal of Adolescent Health Vol. 31, Number . , 2002. Page(s) 256-265.


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