Kim Yoonjung, Lee Jungmin, Ross Ratchneewan
College of Nursing, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
School of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Front Psychol. 2023 Aug 4;14:1165783. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1165783. eCollection 2023.
Many parents do not engage in active discussions with their children about sexuality. This can contribute to negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes among youth. To foster a healthy environment for sexual activity, it is crucial for parents to provide comprehensive sex education to their children at home. This study aims to cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of a Korean version of the Parenting Outcome Expectancy Scale to measure the sexual communication abilities of parents of elementary school students in South Korea.
The study participants were parents of elementary school students between 6 to 13 years old. We used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to examine the reliability and validity of the 23-item Korean version of the Parenting Outcome Expectancy Scale.
The study confirms the reliability and validity of the scale, comprising five factors and 22 items, for the evaluation of the outcome expectancy of communication about sex between parents and their children. Results also demonstrate that talking about sex is still a challenge for many parents.
This instrument can help parents prepare for sex communication with their children and for sexual education, potentially yielding a positive effect on children's sexual health and parental satisfaction.
许多家长并未与子女积极探讨性话题。这可能导致青少年出现不良的性与生殖健康后果。为营造有利于性活动的健康环境，家长在家中为子女提供全面的性教育至关重要。本研究旨在对韩国版育儿结果期望量表进行跨文化调适并评估其心理测量特性，以测量韩国小学生家长的性沟通能力。
研究参与者为6至13岁小学生的家长。我们采用探索性和验证性因素分析来检验23项韩国版育儿结果期望量表的信度和效度。
该研究证实了该量表（包括五个因素和22个项目）在评估家长与子女之间性沟通结果期望方面的信度和效度。结果还表明，对许多家长来说，谈论性话题仍是一项挑战。
该工具可帮助家长为与子女进行性沟通及性教育做好准备，可能对儿童的性健康和家长满意度产生积极影响。
