title: Association of perceived parental attitudes towards premarital sex with initiation of sexual intercourse in adolescence.
abstract: To assess the association between perceived parental disapproval of premarital sex, quality of the parent-daughter relationship, and initiation of sexual intercourse, a sample of 614 economically deprived female students in Chile were tested. The perception of disapproval of premarital sex by the mother along with a good mother-daughter relationship appears to constitute a buffer against early initiation of sexual activity in adolescence. Results are consistent with findings reported in studies conducted in the USA.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Administración, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago. msilva@volcan.facea.puc.cl
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Inés
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002677:Chile; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012725:Sexual Behavior