title: Parental youth assets and sexual activity: differences by race/ethnicity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine how the relationship between parental-related youth assets and youth sexual activity differed by race/ethnicity.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random sample of 976 youth and their parents living in a Midwestern city participated in the study. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted for 3 major ethnic groups controlling for the other demographics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parental monitoring had the strongest association with sexual abstinence for all 3 ethnic/racial groups. Family communication and relationship with mother were also important for white and black youth respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parental youth assets, especially parental monitoring, can be important in the decision to delay sexual intercourse.
authors: Department of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA. Eleni-Tolma@ouhsc.edu
authors: Eleni L
authors: EL
authors: Tolma
authors: Roy F
authors: RF
authors: Oman
authors: Sara K
authors: SK
authors: Vesely
authors: Cheryl B
authors: CB
authors: Aspy
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Beebe
authors: Janene
authors: J
authors: Fluhr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012746:Sexual Abstinence / Q000523:psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult