Leyser-Whalen Ophra, Jenkins Virginia
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
Department of Sociology, The University of Utah, 390 S 1530 E #301, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Sex Res Social Policy. 2022 Mar;19(1):401-415. doi: 10.1007/s13178-021-00553-2. Epub 2021 Mar 4.
Although sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is considered an important discussion topic for parents and their children, there is great variance in communication style and contradictory results on the effects of these contrasting styles. Research has explored SRH topics, yet still needs to investigate the types of parent-child SRH conversations to investigate how content gets relayed, and their effects, particularly among college-aged children.
Data come from qualitative interviews in 2013 with 20 undergraduate Latina students about SRH conversations they had with their mothers and siblings.
Analysis revealed that mother-daughter SRH conversation types fell along a four-category continuum, irrespective of daughters' sexual practices, with ( = 4) and ( = 3) at the poles. The two middle categories, ( = 6) and ( = 7), were limited conversations that provided little guidance and tended to use risk language. Daughters in the and conversation categories tended to be more religious and have higher rates of sexual activity. Daughters' conversations with their siblings, particularly sisters, directly reflected the conversation types that they reported having with their moms.
Most daughters made assumptions about their mothers' statements and views due to the lack of straightforward communication and reported that most mothers did not alter their conversation styles to match their daughters' specific sexual histories. Moreover, these conversation styles could potentially affect the whole household due to siblings being other sources of sexual socialization and having talk types that reflected parental talk types, irrespective of siblings' sexual activity.
We recommend more attention and funding for SRH education programs that include extended family, especially siblings, given their importance in sexual socialization, and include college-aged children who still desire, and need, SRH information. Programs should equip parents and children with the tools to navigate multiple SRH conversations that evolve with and are sensitive to children's specific behaviors and circumstances.
尽管性与生殖健康（SRH）被视为父母与子女之间重要的讨论话题，但沟通方式存在很大差异，且这些不同方式的效果也有相互矛盾的结果。已有研究探讨了性与生殖健康话题，但仍需调查亲子间性与生殖健康对话的类型，以研究内容是如何传递的及其效果，尤其是在大学年龄段的子女中。
数据来自2013年对20名本科拉丁裔学生进行的定性访谈，内容是关于他们与母亲及兄弟姐妹进行的性与生殖健康对话。
分析表明，母女间性与生殖健康对话类型呈现出一个四类连续体，与女儿的性行为无关，两端分别是 （ = 4）和 （ = 3）。中间的两类， （ = 6）和 （ = 7），是有限的对话，提供的指导很少，且倾向于使用风险语言。处于 和 对话类别的女儿往往更虔诚，且性活动发生率更高。女儿与兄弟姐妹，尤其是姐妹的对话，直接反映了她们与母亲的对话类型。
由于缺乏直接沟通，大多数女儿对母亲的陈述和观点进行了假设，并报告说大多数母亲没有改变她们的沟通方式以适应女儿特定的性经历。此外，这些对话方式可能会对整个家庭产生潜在影响，因为兄弟姐妹是性社会化的其他来源，且谈话类型反映了父母的谈话类型，无论兄弟姐妹的性活动情况如何。
鉴于大家庭，尤其是兄弟姐妹在性社会化中的重要性，以及仍渴望并需要性与生殖健康信息的大学年龄段子女，我们建议对包括大家庭在内的性与生殖健康教育项目给予更多关注和资金投入。项目应使父母和子女具备应对多种性与生殖健康对话的工具，这些对话应随着孩子的特定行为和情况而发展并对其敏感。
