Parental Influence on Adolescent Sexual Behavior in High-Poverty Settings
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicinePublished 1 October 1999
Daniel Römer, Bonita Stanton, Jennifer Galbraith, Susan Feigelman, Maureen M. Black, Xiaoming Li
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Children who reported high levels of parental monitoring were less likely to report initiating sex in pre-adolescence and reported lower rates of sexual initiation as they aged, and children who reported receiving both greater monitoring and communication concerning sexual risks were more likely to have engaged in anal sex.
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Interventions with parents and other guardians to increase monitoring and communication about sexual risks seem to be promising health-promotion strategies for adolescents in high-risk settings.
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