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Perception of threat
|
|
Parent attitudes toward teen sex (% strongly agree)
| | | | | | | | |
|
Sexual activity is likely to have harmful effects for teens
|
32.5
|
38.4
|
37.6
|
50.0
|
0.012*
|
0.019*
|
0.001*
|
0.002*
|
|
Disapprove of child being sexually active as teenager
|
55.7
|
74.7
|
62.0
|
76.4
|
0.182
|
0.448
|
0.000*
|
0.000*
|
|
Perceived risk child will have sex as young teen (% very likely or somewhat likely)
|
35.0
|
12.4
|
28.3
|
12.6
|
0.125
|
0.796
|
0.000*
|
0.000*
|
|
Expected outcomes of talking
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|
(% strongly agree)
| | | | | | | | |
|
Child will be less likely to have sex as a young teen
|
39.8
|
49.9
|
47.2
|
59.0
|
0.032*
|
0.122
|
0.046*
|
0.003*
|
|
Child would understand the benefits of waiting
|
27.8
|
37.4
|
33.0
|
49.2
|
0.193
|
0.020*
|
0.022*
|
0.000*
|
|
Child will listenb
|
23.4
|
25.1
|
27.7
|
34.9
|
0.601
|
0.002*
|
0.457
|
0.107
|
|
Child will not think you are judgmental
|
18.1
|
18.7
|
19.8
|
24.2
|
0.502
|
0.025*
|
0.168
|
0.228
|
|
Child will not think you are a hypocriteb
|
27.4
|
26.1
|
33.6
|
36.0
|
0.122
|
0.047*
|
0.171
|
0.860
|
|
Child would not rebel and want to have sex even moreb
|
32.2
|
39.9
|
37.1
|
43.9
|
0.484
|
0.701
|
0.193
|
0.195
|
|
Barriers and facilitators
|
|
Shared activities with child (% at least once a week)
| | | | | | | | |
|
Gone shopping
|
43.7
|
33.6
|
56.7
|
62.8
|
0.000*
|
0.000*
|
0.015*
|
0.223
|
|
Do homework or school projects
|
59.8
|
59.9
|
78.5
|
75.2
|
0.000*
|
0.000*
|
0.860
|
0.517
|
|
Play a game or sport together
|
48.2
|
39.6
|
32.3
|
32.3
|
0.000*
|
0.185
|
0.071
|
0.417
|
|
Gone to a movie, sporting event, etc.
|
25.8
|
18.2
|
26.4
|
23.4
|
0.187
|
0.195
|
0.084
|
0.493
|
|
Watched an entire TV show together
|
74.7
|
70.1
|
75.9
|
77.3
|
0.796
|
0.163
|
0.616
|
0.918
|
|
Attend a party or family gathering together
|
21.8
|
21.7
|
20.5
|
23.9
|
0.493
|
0.054
|
0.839
|
0.502
|
|
Closeness to child (% always)
| | | | | | | | |
|
You and child make decisions about child's life together
|
30.2
|
24.1
|
38.6
|
42.3
|
0.003*
|
0.000*
|
0.253
|
0.295
|
|
Child does not interfere with your activitiesb
|
35.6
|
32.1
|
43.2
|
43.7
|
0.214
|
0.007*
|
0.693
|
0.370
|
|
You get along well with child
|
51.7
|
46.9
|
46.4
|
40.4
|
0.353
|
0.276
|
0.676
|
0.168
|
|
You understand childb
|
17.2
|
12.3
|
13.8
|
15.1
|
0.539
|
0.693
|
0.457
|
0.488
|
|
You feel you can really trust child
|
42.5
|
46.5
|
42.3
|
47.3
|
0.940
|
0.841
|
0.792
|
0.539
|
|
Conflict with child
| | | | | | | | |
|
In past 12 months, how often argued or had a fight (% 0-2 times)
|
46.5
|
41.6
|
30.7
|
29.9
|
0.000*
|
0.002*
|
0.659
|
0.697
|
|
Self-efficacy: how sure can explain various topics (% completely sure)
| | | | | | | | |
|
Ways to have fun with a partner without having sex
|
39.0
|
36.6
|
48.2
|
47.5
|
0.031*
|
0.003*
|
0.115
|
0.616
|
|
Why he/she should wait until older to be sexually active
|
41.2
|
45.4
|
50.6
|
58.1
|
0.065
|
0.032*
|
0.350
|
0.163
|
|
How to say no
|
29.1
|
49.3
|
37.9
|
56.3
|
0.163
|
0.090
|
0.000*
|
0.000*
|
|
How to make a partner wait until child is ready
|
25.2
|
30.7
|
30.1
|
36.2
|
0.089
|
0.069
|
0.195
|
0.069
|
|
Barriers to communication (% strongly disagree)
| | | | | | | | |
|
You don't know enough
|
62.2
|
62.9
|
76.0
|
77.0
|
0.000*
|
0.001*
|
0.796
|
0.604
|
|
It is difficult to find time to talkb
|
26.2
|
26.2
|
37.1
|
47.6
|
0.006*
|
0.000*
|
0.701
|
0.007*
|
|
It would be difficult for you to explain things
|
30.8
|
28.0
|
43.1
|
51.8
|
0.002*
|
0.000*
|
0.084
|
0.028*
|
|
Beliefs about timing of talking (% strongly agree)
| | | | | | | | |
|
You are sure now is the right developmental time to talk
|
41.2
|
41.9
|
49.0
|
58.0
|
0.097
|
0.000*
|
0.909
|
0.072
|
