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Influence of parental communication of sexual messages on late adolescent sexual assertiveness and sexual experience and the influence of adolescent adherence to the sexual double standard: An exploratory study

Miller, Katye R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337093690

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2012, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Human Ecology: Human Development and Family Science.
Parental sexual messages received by adolescents has been researched, but mainly in the context of maternal sexual communication; research around influences of paternal sexual communication is minimal. In addition, there have been no studies found that research parental (mothers and fathers) sexual messages adolescents receive and how they influence adolescent sexual assertiveness or sexual experience. The current study seeks to explore these relationships as well as the adherence to the sexual double standard. A random sample of 6000 domestic, undergraduate students (18-24 years old) was sampled; 1222 self-reported heterosexuals consented to the confidential, on-line survey and of these, 1178 participants the completed the “paternal” and 1186 completed the “paternal” sexual messages scales. Findings suggest there is a statistically significant relationship between most parental sexual messages adolescents receive and adolescent sexual assertiveness and sexual experiences. For instance, an increased amount of “positive” sexual messages are related to higher self-reported adolescent sexual assertiveness and “negative” sexual messages are related to lower self-reported adolescent sexual assertiveness. Additional research is recommended to include other potential factors such as sexual messages received from media, peers, and religion to study to extent of these influences on adolescent sexual assertiveness and sexual experiences.
Julianne Serovich, PhD (Advisor)
Amy Bonomi, PhD (Committee Member)
Randi Love, PhD (Committee Member)
202 p.
Families and Family Life
sexual messages; sexual communication; communication; sexual double standard; sexual assertiveness; sexual experience; parental communication; parental sexual communication; adolescents

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  • Miller, K. R. (2012). Influence of parental communication of sexual messages on late adolescent sexual assertiveness and sexual experience and the influence of adolescent adherence to the sexual double standard: An exploratory study [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337093690

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Miller, Katye. Influence of parental communication of sexual messages on late adolescent sexual assertiveness and sexual experience and the influence of adolescent adherence to the sexual double standard: An exploratory study. 2012. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337093690.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Miller, Katye. "Influence of parental communication of sexual messages on late adolescent sexual assertiveness and sexual experience and the influence of adolescent adherence to the sexual double standard: An exploratory study." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337093690

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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