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ArticlePerspectives on sexual and reproductive health2018

How Patterns of Learning About Sexual Information Among Adolescents Are Related to Sexual Behaviors.

Amy Bleakley, Atika Khurana, Michael Hennessy, Morgan Ellithorpe

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Article in Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amy BleakleySenior research scientist, The Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Atika KhuranaAssociate professor, Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon, Eugene.
Michael HennessyStatistician, The Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Morgan EllithorpeAssistant professor, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
University of Pennsylvania · USMichigan State University · USUniversity of Oregon · US

Funding

Behavioral Effects of Teen Exposure to Multiple Risk Behaviors in MediaR21HD079615 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BLEAKLEY, AMY · 2015 to 2016
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NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD079615
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextParents, peers and media are informal sources of sexual information for adolescents. Although the content of sexual information communicated by these sources is known to vary, little is known about what adolescents report actually learning from each source.

methodsData from 1,990 U.S.14-17-year-olds who participated in an online survey in 2015 were used to assess learning about four topics (sex, condoms, hormonal birth control and romantic relationships) from three informal sources (parents, peers, and television and movies). Gender and race differences in learning by source and topic were assessed using t tests. Following a factor analysis, learning about all topics was grouped by source, and regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between learning from each source and three outcomes: sexual activity, condom use and hormonal birth control use. Models included interactions between information sources and race and gender.

resultsWhite adolescents reported learning more from parents and less from media than black adolescents. Compared with males, females learned more about hormonal birth control and less about condoms from their parents, and more about relationships from peers and media. Learning from parents and from peers were positively associated with adolescents' sexual activity (unstandardized coefficients, 0.26 and 0.52, respectively). Learning from parents was positively associated with condom use (odds ratio, 1.5).

conclusionAdolescents' learning about sex from informal sources varies by race and gender. Future research should examine whether sexual health interventions and message development can capitalize on these differences.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBlack or African AmericanCondomsContraceptives, Oral, HormonalFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsLearningMaleOdds RatioParentsPeer GroupSex EducationSex FactorsContraceptives, Oral, Hormonal

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PMID29461684
PMCPMC5844858
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