Is Parenting Associated with Teenagers' Early Sexual Risk-Taking, Autonomy And Relationship with Sexual Partners?

• Published in: Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 30 - 40
• Main Authors: Parkes, Alison, Henderson, Marion, Wight, Daniel, Nixon, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2011; Guttmacher Institute and Wiley Subscription Services; Blackwell Publishers Inc
• Subjects: Adolescence; Adolescent; Adolescents; Assessed values; Attitude; Birth control; Coitus; Condoms; Contraceptives; Delayed; Female; Human sexual behavior; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Parent-Child Relations; Parenting; Parenting - psychology; Parents; Parents & parenting; Personal Autonomy; Personal relationships; Reproduction; Risk factors; Risk-Taking; Scotland; Sex Factors; Sexual behavior; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Sexual intercourse; Sexual Partners; Scotland

CONTEXT: Extensive research has explored the relationship between parenting and teenagers' sexual risk-taking. Whether parenting is associated with wider aspects of teenagers' capacity to form satisfying sexual relationships is unknown. METHODS: Self-reported data were collected in 2007 fr...