Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 4, 2025
08:59
The Other End of the Leash: An Experimental Test to Analyze How Owners Interact with Their Pet Dogs
Published on: October 13, 2017
17.7K
Parenting Practices during Childhood and Later Adolescent Sexual Outcomes
Ashley Forbush1, Jocelyn S Wikle2
1School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA. aforbus2@byu.edu.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
|March 30, 2023
Summary
Mothers' childhood parenting directly impacts adolescent sexual development. Parental warmth and knowledge of whereabouts in childhood were linked to adolescent sexual behaviors, highlighting parenting's crucial role.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Adolescent Health
- Family Studies
Background:
- Limited longitudinal data exists on childhood parenting's effect on adolescent sexual development.
- Understanding these connections is crucial for public health and intervention strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the direct and indirect longitudinal associations between mothers' childhood parenting practices and adolescent sexual outcomes.
- To examine the mediating role of persistent parenting practices over time.
Main Methods:
- Utilized structural equation mediation modeling on a large, national longitudinal sample of 687 mother-adolescent pairs.
- Data collected across two waves (2002 and 2007) from childhood (ages 8-11) into adolescence (ages 12-16).
Main Results:
- For boys, higher maternal knowledge of whereabouts and warmth in childhood predicted lower frequency of intercourse in adolescence.
- No direct links were found for girls regarding frequency of intercourse.
- Maternal warmth in childhood was associated with an increased likelihood of sexual debut for both boys and girls.
Conclusions:
- Childhood parenting practices exert both direct and indirect influences on adolescent sexual development.
- Parenting trajectories play a significant role in shaping adolescent sexual outcomes.
- Findings underscore the importance of early maternal parenting in adolescent sexual health.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
01:23Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity
95
Adolescence is a pivotal period of identity formation, during which individuals begin to answer questions central to their sense of self, such as "Who am I?" and "Who do I hope to become?" Both parents and peers play critical roles in guiding adolescents through this complex developmental phase.
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....
95
01:27Parenting Styles
100
Diana Baumrind's four parenting styles — authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful, and permissive — each influence children's socio-emotional development differently.
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative...
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative...
100
01:30Socioemotional Experience and Gender Development
59
Social-emotional experiences and cultural influences play significant roles in shaping gender development. During middle childhood, from ages 6 to 11, peer groups become dominant in reinforcing gender norms. Children in this age group often align with same-gender peer groups, which actively encourage behaviors that conform to traditional gender roles. For instance, boys may be discouraged from engaging in activities perceived as feminine, reinforcing culturally dictated norms about masculinity...
59
01:28Conduct Disorder
96
Conduct disorder is a complex mental health diagnosis characterized by a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior that violates societal norms, the rights of others, or age-appropriate rules. The diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder require the presence of at least three problematic behaviors within the past 12 months, with at least one occurring in the past six months. These behaviors are grouped into four categories: aggression toward people and animals; destruction of property;...
96
01:14Psychosexual Theory of Development
392
Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory of development suggests that early childhood experiences significantly shape personality and behavior. Freud proposed that development is discontinuous, occurring in five distinct stages, each defined by a focus on different erogenous zones. He believed that failure to resolve the conflicts specific to each stage successfully could result in fixation, potentially influencing behavior as adults.
The Five Stages of Psychosexual Development
Freud's...
The Five Stages of Psychosexual Development
Freud's...
392
03:34Theory of Romantic Attachment in Adulthood
43.6K
Attachment is a long-standing connection or bond with others. While Attachment Theory was conceived in developmental psychology to describe infant-caregiver bonding, it's been extended into adulthood to include romantic relationships.
43.6K