Parent–adolescent communication about sexuality: The role of adolescents’ beliefs, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control

摘要: Abstract Objective To examine to what extent adolescents’ beliefs, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control predict the amount of parent–adolescent communication about sexuality. In addition, role gender, ethnic background, religiosity educational level on these relationships was assessed as well. Methods Data were collected from 481 students four high schools in The Netherlands. A questionnaire norm, control, self-reported Linear regression analyses performed identify predictors communication. assess differences between subgroups, χ 2 -analyses, t -tests variance conducted. Results Being female having positive beliefs talking with parents sexuality positively related significant Conclusion Adolescents’ are all frequency sex communication, being most important. gender predicted a Practice implications Interventions aimed increase should primarily target their efforts changing underlying discussing parents. Our results furthermore suggest that it is important take into consideration variations by designing separate interventions for different groups adolescents.