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The Relationship Between Parent-Adolescent Communication and Safer Sex Behaviors in College Students

Sally T. Lehr, M.N., R.N., C.S., F.A.A.C.S.

Emory University, slehr{at}nurse.emory.edu

Colleen DiIorio, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

Emory University

William N. Dudley, Ph.D.

Emory University

Jenny Ann Lipana, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.

Arthritis Foundation National Office

An increased incidence of HIV infection in adolescents has led researchers to examine factors that influence young people’s sexual behaviors. One of these factors is parent-adolescent communication about sexuality. In this study, two measurements of this communication were developed and tested through a mailed survey instrument methodology, with a sample of 732 college students. The instruments were found to be psychometrically sound. An exploration of the associations between selected demographic variables, parent-adolescent communication about sexuality, and specific safer sexual behaviors was conducted using a Chi Square Automatic Interaction Detection statistical technique. Overall, the study findings suggest that race, gender, and communication with parents are important factors within the sexual activity of college students.

Journal of Family Nursing, Vol. 6, No. 2, 180-196 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/107484070000600206
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