“It Made Me Feel Comfortable Talking about Sex…”: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Parent-Child Communications about Sexual Behavior with Gay Men

• Published in: Journal of evidence-based social work (2019) Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 224 - 240
• Main Author: Allen, Junior Lloyd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 04.03.2023
• Subjects: Adolescents; Children; Hispanic Americans; Homosexuality; Monogamy; Parent-child relations; Parents & parenting; Sexual behavior; Sexuality; White people; Young adults

IntroductionParent-child communications have historically played a critical role in helping to socialize adolescents’ and young adults’ attitudes toward sexual behaviors. However, there are limited studies that have examined the impact of parent-child communications with gay males, and sexual behavi...