Finding

 


This finding looks at the relationship between parent-adolescent communication and teens' sexual behavior.

Youths whose parents talked to them about what is right and wrong in sexual behavior were significantly more likely to be abstinent than peers whose parents did not.


Sample or Data Description
Youth Asset Survey of 1083 youth


Source
"Parental Communication and Youth Sexual Behaviour"
Aspy, Cheryl B.
Vesely, Sara K., Oman, Roy F.; Rodine, Sharon; Marshall, LaDonna; McLeroy, Ken
Journal of Adolescence Vol. 30, Number . , 2007. Page(s) 449-466.


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