Previous literature has emphasized the role of mothers in sexual health communication with their adolescents. However, the extant literature lacks exploration of the importance of parental communication in association to specific risk-reduction behaviors, such as access to contraceptives. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to explore the roles of parental attachment, the mother–daughter relationship, and communication about sexual content during adolescence in relation to women’s recalled access to contraceptives during their teen years. Cisgender female participants aged between 18 and 35 (N = 582) were retrospectively assessed on maternal and paternal attachment, the mother–daughter relationship, mother–daughter communication about sexual content, and their own access to contraceptives during their teen years. After controlling for socioeconomic status, participant race, and history of pregnancy, only maternal communication about sexual content significantly related to access to contraceptives and ease of access to contraceptives. These results demonstrated that specific communication about sexual content was associated with greater access and ease of access to contraceptives, whereas more general relationship factors and communication did not.

先前的文献强调了母亲在与青少年进行性健康沟通中的作用。然而，现有文献缺乏对父母沟通与特定风险降低行为（例如获得避孕药具）相关的重要性的探讨。因此，本研究的目的是探讨青春期父母依恋、母女关系和性内容交流与女性回忆起青少年时期获得避孕药具的关系。年龄在 18 岁至 35 岁之间的顺性别女性参与者 ( N = 582）对母亲和父亲的依恋、母女关系、母女关于性内容的沟通以及她们在青少年时期获得避孕药具的情况进行了回顾性评估。在控制了社会经济地位、参与者种族和怀孕史后，只有母亲关于性内容的交流与获得避孕药具和获得避孕药具的难易程度显着相关。这些结果表明，有关性内容的具体交流与避孕药具的更广泛和更容易获得相关，而更一般的关系因素和交流则不然。