Gevirtz Graduation School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Cult Health Sex. 2022 Jun;24(6):812-826. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2021.1887523. Epub 2021 Mar 4.
This study aims to enhance understanding of mother-daughter communication about dating and romantic relationships. We explored how Mexican-origin, mostly immigrant mothers talked about these topics with their daughters (ages 13 to 16 years) using videotaped observational methods. Themes drawn from the maternal messages contained in the conversations of 132 mother-daughter dyads show that mothers promote positive decision-making among their daughters, advising them to take their time, choose partners wisely, insist on respect from boys, maintain autonomy in relationships, pursue education goals, and develop a sense of self-worth. Mothers expressed concern about their daughters being pressured or manipulated into having unwanted sex, which led to messages about negative partner dynamics predominating in conversations. Communication about risks, however, included only implicit advice about self-protective behaviours and few messages about the potential for dating violence and abuse. We discuss the implications for improving the design of sexual health communication programmes in which mothers and daughters jointly participate.
本研究旨在增进对母女之间关于约会和恋爱关系的沟通的理解。我们使用录像观察方法探讨了墨西哥裔移民母亲如何与 13 至 16 岁的女儿谈论这些话题。从 132 对母女对话中提取出的母亲信息主题表明，母亲鼓励女儿做出积极的决策，建议她们慢慢来，明智地选择伴侣，坚持要求男孩尊重她们，在关系中保持自主，追求教育目标，并培养自我价值感。母亲们对女儿受到压力或操纵而发生不想要的性行为表示担忧，这导致关于负面伴侣动态的信息在对话中占主导地位。然而，关于风险的沟通仅包括关于自我保护行为的隐含建议，几乎没有关于约会暴力和虐待的信息。我们讨论了改进性健康沟通计划设计的意义，让母亲和女儿共同参与其中。
