Parent-Teen Sexual Health Communication and Teens’ Health Information and Service Seeking
In a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey of 522 parent-teen dyads, frequent parent-teen sexual health communication was associated with increased teen self-efficacy for SRH information and service seeking, but this depended on how comfortable and informed their parents felt. These findings suggest that parents must possess accurate information and comfort to discuss sexual health topics.
Authors
- Eric R. Buhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1690-5352)
- Xiwei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1868-8387)
- Hannah Javidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8098-107X)
- Jorge Verlenden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3112-018X)
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (US)
- Indiana Cancer Consortium (US)
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.41712
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of North Carolina