This study used a mixed-methods approach to examine the memorable sexual messages emerging adult women received from mothers, fathers, friends/peers, and online media in their lifetime, and the patterns in which these messages were received. Our sample included 192 college-attending women (81.8% heterosexual, 57.3% White) ages 18–25 ( M = 19.4, SD = 1.4) from a southeastern U.S. university. Through content analysis of open-ended responses to an online survey, we identified ten main categories of memorable sexual messages. The majority focused on pregnancy/STI avoidance, sexual violence avoidance, no messages, sex positive messages, and waiting, with varying frequencies across sources. Results of a latent class analysis showed six distinct classes of messages received, with the largest class reporting no memorable messages from all sources. These results indicate that some emerging adult women receive similar messages and others conflicting messages from different sources that can shape their sexual development. We discuss implications for programming.

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来自母亲、父亲、朋友/同伴和在线媒体的大学女性令人难忘的性信息：混合方法潜在类别分析

本研究采用混合方法来检查新兴成年女性在其一生中从母亲、父亲、朋友/同伴和在线媒体收到的令人难忘的性信息，以及这些信息的接收模式。我们的样本包括来自美国东南部大学的 192 名 18-25 岁（M = 19.4，SD = 1.4）的上大学女性（81.8% 异性恋，57.3% 白人）。通过对在线调查的开放式回复的内容分析，我们确定了十个主要类别的令人难忘的性信息。大多数人关注怀孕/性病避免、性暴力避免、无消息、性积极消息和等待，不同来源的频率不同。潜在类别分析的结果显示收到了六个不同类别的消息，其中最大的类别报告没有来自所有来源的令人难忘的消息。这些结果表明，一些新兴成年女性从不同的来源收到了相似的信息，而另一些则相互矛盾的信息可以影响她们的性发展。我们讨论对编程的影响。