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Parental youth assets and sexual activity: differences by race/ethnicity
Eleni L Tolma1, Roy F Oman, Sara K Vesely
1Department of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA. Eleni-Tolma@ouhsc.edu
Objectives:
To examine how the relationship between parental-related youth assets and youth sexual activity differed by race/ethnicity.
Methods:
A random sample of 976 youth and their parents living in a Midwestern city participated in the study. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted for 3 major ethnic groups controlling for the other demographics.
Results:
Parental monitoring had the strongest association with sexual abstinence for all 3 ethnic/racial groups. Family communication and relationship with mother were also important for white and black youth respectively.
Conclusions:
Parental youth assets, especially parental monitoring, can be important in the decision to delay sexual intercourse.
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