The Longitudinal Impact of a Family-Based Communication Intervention on Observational and Self-Reports of Sexual Communication.
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| Title: | The Longitudinal Impact of a Family-Based Communication Intervention on Observational and Self-Reports of Sexual Communication. |
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| Authors: | Hadley, Wendy, Lansing, Amy, Barker, David H., Brown, Larry K., Hunter, Heather, Donenberg, Geri, DiClemente, Ralph J. |
| Source: | Journal of Child & Family Studies. Apr2018, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p1098-1109. 12p. 1 Diagram, 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Communication & human sexuality, Parent-teenager relationships, Intervention (Social services), Family communication, Mental illness, Unsafe sex, Psychology |
| Abstract: | Parents can play a vital role in shaping teenagers’ sexual attitudes, behavior, and contraceptive use through communication, however, less is known about how to modify parent-adolescent communication among youth with mental health problems. The impact of a family-based sexual risk prevention intervention on both observational and self-report of parent-adolescent sexual communication was examined at 12 months among adolescents with mental health problems. Of the 721 parent-adolescent dyads recruited for the study, 167 videotapes of sexual discussions between parents and adolescent were coded for the family-based intervention and 191 videotapes for the active comparison. Longitudinal analyses examined differences between conditions (family-based vs. comparison) in self-reported and observed parent-adolescent sexual discussions and also examined the impact of gender on intervention response. More parent I-statements, healthier parent body language, and fewer adolescent Negative Vocalizations were detected for family-based intervention participants 12 months after participating in the brief intervention (11 h of total intervention time) relative to those in the comparison condition. Parents in the family-based intervention also self-reported better sexual communication at 12 months. The current study provides supporting evidence that a relatively brief family-based intervention was successful at addressing parent-adolescent sexual communication among a mental health sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Parents can play a vital role in shaping teenagers’ sexual attitudes, behavior, and contraceptive use through communication, however, less is known about how to modify parent-adolescent communication among youth with mental health problems. The impact of a family-based sexual risk prevention intervention on both observational and self-report of parent-adolescent sexual communication was examined at 12 months among adolescents with mental health problems. Of the 721 parent-adolescent dyads recruited for the study, 167 videotapes of sexual discussions between parents and adolescent were coded for the family-based intervention and 191 videotapes for the active comparison. Longitudinal analyses examined differences between conditions (family-based vs. comparison) in self-reported and observed parent-adolescent sexual discussions and also examined the impact of gender on intervention response. More parent I-statements, healthier parent body language, and fewer adolescent Negative Vocalizations were detected for family-based intervention participants 12 months after participating in the brief intervention (11 h of total intervention time) relative to those in the comparison condition. Parents in the family-based intervention also self-reported better sexual communication at 12 months. The current study provides supporting evidence that a relatively brief family-based intervention was successful at addressing parent-adolescent sexual communication among a mental health sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10621024 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10826-017-0949-4 |
