Abstract

Research on parent-adolescent sexual communication has often used self-report measures despite discrepancies among family members. The current study was designed to use a multi-method approach to better understand mother-adolescent sexual communication. This study examined maternal and adolescent self-reports on sexual communication and observed ratings of mothers’ and adolescents’ comfort during an interaction task. Participants were recruited from a mid-sized Canadian city and included 68 dyads of mothers and adolescents who were between 12 and 17 years old. Based on an actor-partner interdependence model (APIM), results indicated that mothers’ observed comfort was positively associated with adolescent girls’ but not boys’ reports of sexual communication. Findings suggest the importance of using a multi-method approach to studying parent-adolescent sexual communication and the role of gender in parent-adolescent sexual communication.

摘要

尽管家庭成员之间存在差异，对父母与青少年性交的研究仍经常使用自我报告的方法。当前的研究旨在使用一种多方法的方法，以更好地理解母亲与青少年之间的性交。这项研究检查了母亲和青少年关于性交的自我报告，并观察了在互动任务中母亲和青少年的舒适度等级。参与者是从加拿大中型城市招募的，其中包括68个年龄在12至17岁之间的母亲和青少年。基于演员-伴侣相互依存模型（APIM），结果表明母亲的观察到的舒适感与少女的性交呈正相关，而与男孩的性交报告无正相关。