title: Expectations and self-efficacy of African American parents who discuss sexuality with their adolescent sons: an intervention study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Despite research that suggests parental communication may help deter high-risk sexual behavior among adolescents, parents report a lack of confidence in their ability to answer sexually related questions. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a multimedia intervention on outcome expectations and perceived self-efficacy for the sex educator role for parents of African American adolescent males.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pilot study using mixed methods was conducted. A nonprobability sample (N = 61) was obtained from a large urban community using a combination of convenience and snowball recruitment methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-efficacy and outcome expectations were measured using self-reported questionnaires.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multimedia intervention for use at home and incorporating an audio CD and associated activities was implemented over a 3-week time period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Outcome expectations and self-efficacy both significantly improved after the intervention (p < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicate that using a multimedia approach may be effective in improving parents' outcome expectancy and self-efficacy for talking about sex with adolescent sons.
authors.affiliation: McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Carmon V N
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Weekes
authors.forename: Barbara K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Gosselin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019212:Multimedia; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods*; D019529:Sexuality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: African American parent; adolescent males; outcome expectancy; self-efficacy; sex educator