title: The Influence of Parental Communication and Perception of Peers on Adolescent Sexual Behavior.
abstract: The authors used the theory of planned behavior to examine the influence of parents and peers on early adolescent sexual attitudes, self-efficacy to limit sexual behavior, and behavioral intentions to have vaginal intercourse. Adolescents (N = 212) provided self-reports of their perception of parent and peer attitudes regarding sexual behavior. The authors used bivariate and regression analyses to examine the relation between parent and peer attitudes with adolescent sexual attitudes, self-efficacy to limit sexual behavior, and behavioral intentions to have vaginal intercourse. Although there were gender differences, the analyses revealed the importance of both parents and peers on adolescent sexual attitudes, self-efficacy to limit sexual behavior, and intentions to have vaginal sex in the next year.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , California State University, Dominguez Hills , Carson , California , USA.
authors.forename: Carl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Sneed
authors.forename: Huey Peing
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jacob C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D011582:Psychological Theory; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception