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Profiles of Early Adolescents’ Health Risk Communication with Parents: Gender Differences and Associations with Health Risk Behavior

Auteurs: Anne J. Maheux, Laura Widman, Claire D. Stout, Sophia Choukas-Bradley

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 11/2024

Abstract

The present study uses latent class analysis to explore patterns of family communication about health-related topics during early adolescence. Directed parent–child communication is important for early adolescents to make informed health risk decisions, yet not all families discuss all health issues, especially surrounding sensitive topics such as sex and substance use. Participants were 182 seventh-grade students from a rural, low-income county in the Southeastern U.S. (M age = 12; 49% girls, 48% boys, 2% transgender or another gender; 49% lower socioeconomic status; 34% Latine, 33% White, 23% Black/African American, 2% Asian, 8% another race/ethnicity). Participants self-reported if they had ever discussed 10 health risk topics with their parents: alcohol, cigarettes, e-cigarettes/vaping, marijuana, sex, sexting, condoms/birth control, bullying, sleep, and time spent online. Four latent classes emerged: those who were unlikely to have discussed any topics (“Low—All Topics”, 38.7%); those who were likely to have discussed all topics (“High—All Topics”, 25.2%); those whose communication selectively excluded discussions of sex (“Everything but Sex”, 18.1%); and those who selectively excluded discussions of substance use (“Moderate—Low Substance”, 18.1%). Adolescents’ gender and sexual experience were related to class membership; their socioeconomic status and substance use experience were not. Results highlight that health risk family communication patterns are not one-size-fits-all. Understanding pluralistic patterns of parent-child health risk communication can inform interventions to promote effective parent communication.

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Titel: Profiles of Early Adolescents’ Health Risk Communication with Parents: Gender Differences and Associations with Health Risk Behavior
Auteurs: Anne J. Maheux
Laura Widman
Claire D. Stout
Sophia Choukas-Bradley
Publicatiedatum: 05-11-2024
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 11/2024
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02940-w

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