Influences of the Mother-Daughter Relationship on Motivations for Sexual Behavior

The influences of family relationship variables on motivations for adolescent sexual risk-taking were investigated. Previous research has linked these variables to adolescent sexual behavior, however, the nature of these links has not been specifically examined. Family variables were operationalized as child attachment to mother, parental support of each other, parental conflict strategies, and parental monitoring. Emotional motivations were operationalized as attachment and affiliation needs. The sample consisted of 40 single females ages 18 to22 recruited from a local pregnancy care center. Predictions that parent-child relationship and parental influence would predict emotional motivations for sexual risk-taking were not supported. The variable most highly related to sexual risk-taking, though not included in the model tested, was father's destructive conflict strategies. Theoretical and methodological issues are discussed.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Barrett, Susan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Campbell, Vicki
• Schneider, Lawrence
• Lane, Timothy

• Young women -- Sexual behavior -- Psychological aspects.
• Mothers and daughters.
• Parent and child.
• Risk-taking (Psychology)
• parental support
• child attachment
• family relationships
• sexual risk taking

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• Use restricted to UNT Community
• Copyright
• Barrett, Susan
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 48003469
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2767/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc2767