Sturm Lynne A, Mays Rose M, Juliar Beth, Bair Rita M, Perkins Susan, Zimet Gregory D
Riley Child Development Center & Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2008 Nov;13(8):1060-71. doi: 10.1177/1359105308097971.
Little is known about the bases of parental worry about adolescents' risk for acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Parents (N = 247) of adolescents 12-17 years endorsed reasons that explained their worry or nonworry. Parents' past experience of an STI, perception of the child's sexual activity, and racial self-identification were predictors of worry. Cluster analyses identified five groups of worriers and four groups of nonworriers. Worriers tended to select reasons reflecting an external parental locus of control or child-specific reasons. Nonworriers endorsed reasons consistent with internal parental locus of control. Findings suggest that preventive health communication should be tailored to parents' perceptions of risk and protective factors.
对于父母担心青少年感染性传播感染（STI）风险的原因，我们知之甚少。12至17岁青少年的父母（N = 247）认可了解释他们担忧或不担忧的原因。父母过去感染性传播感染的经历、对孩子性活动的认知以及种族自我认同是担忧的预测因素。聚类分析确定了五组担忧者和四组不担忧者。担忧者倾向于选择反映外部父母控制点或特定于孩子的原因。不担忧者认可与内部父母控制点一致的原因。研究结果表明，预防性健康沟通应根据父母对风险和保护因素的认知进行调整。
