College Women's Memorable Sexual Messages From Mothers, Fathers, Friends/Peers, and Online Media: A Mixed-Methods Latent Class Analysis

被引：11

作者：

Astle, Shelby ^{[1
]}

Anders, Kristin ^{[1
]}

Shigeto, Aya ^{[2
]}

Rodriguez, Kristin ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kansas State Univ, Appl Human Sci, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA

[2] Nova Southeastern Univ, Psychol & Neurosci, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33314 USA

来源：

EMERGING ADULTHOOD | 2023年 / 11卷 / 01期

关键词：

college students and emerging adults; media influence; mixed methods; parent-child communication; peer influences; YOUNG-ADULTS; COMMUNICATION; PARENTS; ADOLESCENTS; HEALTH; PERCEPTIONS; CONVERSATIONS; INFORMATION; FRAMEWORK; EDUCATION;

D O I：

10.1177/21676968221098453

中图分类号：

D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

This study used a mixed-methods approach to examine the memorable sexual messages emerging adult women received from mothers, fathers, friends/peers, and online media in their lifetime, and the patterns in which these messages were received. Our sample included 192 college-attending women (81.8% heterosexual, 57.3% White) ages 18-25 (M = 19.4, SD = 1.4) from a southeastern U.S. university. Through content analysis of open-ended responses to an online survey, we identified ten main categories of memorable sexual messages. The majority focused on pregnancy/STI avoidance, sexual violence avoidance, no messages, sex positive messages, and waiting, with varying frequencies across sources. Results of a latent class analysis showed six distinct classes of messages received, with the largest class reporting no memorable messages from all sources. These results indicate that some emerging adult women receive similar messages and others conflicting messages from different sources that can shape their sexual development. We discuss implications for programming.

引用

页码：133 / 147

页数：15

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