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Expectations and self-efficacy of African American parents who discuss sexuality with their adolescent sons: an
Carmon V N Weekes1, Barbara K Haas, Kevin P Gosselin
1McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan.
Objective:
Despite research that suggests parental communication may help deter high-risk sexual behavior among adolescents, parents report a lack of confidence in their ability to answer sexually related questions. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a multimedia intervention on outcome expectations and perceived self-efficacy for the sex educator role for parents of African American adolescent males.
Design And Sample:
A pilot study using mixed methods was conducted. A nonprobability sample (N = 61) was obtained from a large urban community using a combination of convenience and snowball recruitment methods.
Measures:
Self-efficacy and outcome expectations were measured using self-reported questionnaires.
Intervention:
A multimedia intervention for use at home and incorporating an audio CD and associated activities was implemented over a 3-week time period.
Results:
Outcome expectations and self-efficacy both significantly improved after the intervention (p < .001).
Conclusions:
Findings indicate that using a multimedia approach may be effective in improving parents' outcome expectancy and self-efficacy for talking about sex with adolescent sons.
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