RESEARCH ARTICLE
Family Influences on Adolescent Sexual Activity and Alcohol Use
Tsui-Sui Annie Kao*, Winifred Ann Carter
University of Michigan, School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, USA.
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2013Volume: 5
First Page: 10
Last Page: 18
Publisher Id: TOFAMSJ-5-10
DOI: 10.2174/1874922401305010010
Article History:
Received Date: 17/7/2013Revision Received Date: 23/9/2013
Acceptance Date: 24/9/2013
Electronic publication date: 18/10/2013
Collection year: 2013
© 2013 Kao and Carter;
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open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Sexual activity and alcohol use continue to have negative effects on the well-being of today’s adolescents. This study used multiple regression analysis to examine relationships among personal factors, family factors, and adolescent sexual activity and alcohol use over three time points. Significant protective factors, which were inversely related to risky behavior, included general adolescent–mother communication, father and family connectedness, and disapproving parental attitudes towards sex. Permissive parenting was associated with self-efficacy for safe sex, early sexual initiation, and increased alcohol use. Health care providers should work to promote positive parent–child relationships and familial protective effects.
Keywords: Parent–child relationship, adolescent risky behaviors, sexual onset, alcohol abuse.
