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Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 2(3), pp. 113 - 116
DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2014.020303
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Family Influences during Childhood on African American Women鈥檚 Sexual Behavior during Young Adulthood


Keisha Carr Paxton 1,*, Naomi M. Hall 2, Edtna Bogarin 1
1 California State University, Dominguez Hills, Department of Psychology, 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747, United States of America (USA)
2 Winston-Salem State University, Department of Psychological Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC 27110

ABSTRACT

The present study examined family influences during childhood on young adult sexual risk behavior. Prior research suggests that parental responsiveness and communication with adolescents about sexuality delays sexual activity and prevents risky behavior. One hundred twenty four African American women ages 18 to 25, inclusive, completed a survey assessing sexual behavior, childhood health influences, and other sociodemographic information. The results reveal that mothers are a primary influence on sexual behavior in adulthood, as measured by acquisition of a sexually transmitted infection. The results of this study underscore the importance of mother-daughter communication about sex during childhood and adolescence and have implications for sexual health interventions.

KEYWORDS
African American Women, Sexual Behavior, Parent-Child Communication, Sexually Transmitted Infections

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Keisha Carr Paxton , Naomi M. Hall , Edtna Bogarin , "Family Influences during Childhood on African American Women鈥檚 Sexual Behavior during Young Adulthood," Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 113 - 116, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2014.020303.

(b). APA Format:
Keisha Carr Paxton , Naomi M. Hall , Edtna Bogarin (2014). Family Influences during Childhood on African American Women鈥檚 Sexual Behavior during Young Adulthood. Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), 2(3), 113 - 116. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2014.020303.