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Cross-Cultural Variations in Adolescents’ Perceived Maternal Expectancy and Sexual Initiation
- Source :
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 23:377-388
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2012.
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Abstract
- Purpose: This study built on previous findings and compared the effects of maternal influences on adolescents’ sexual initiation among four racial and ethnic groups: Asian American Pacific Islanders, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Caucasians. Design/Method: An exploratory, comparative secondary analysis of longitudinal data from 433 Asian American Pacific Islanders, 1,367 African Americans, 1,241 Hispanic Americans, and 4,567 Caucasian adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17 years at Wave 1 was conducted using structural equation modeling. Bronfenbrenner’s Social Ecological Model guided the modeling and analyses. Results: Adolescents’ sexual initiation was significantly associated with mother–adolescent interactions and adolescents’ perceived maternal sexual expectations. Cross-cultural variations are noted and discussed. Conclusions: Nursing interventions designed to delay adolescents’ sexual initiation need to focus on familial and cultural variations associated with mother–adolescent interactions.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Adolescent
Psychometrics
common
Culture
Ethnic group
Models, Psychological
White People
Structural equation modeling
Caucasian American
Pregnancy
Cultural diversity
Nursing Interventions Classification
Humans
Medicine
General Nursing
Asian
Social perception
business.industry
Age Factors
Cultural Diversity
Hispanic or Latino
United States
Black or African American
Social Perception
Adolescent Behavior
common.group
Pacific islanders
Female
business
Sexuality
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15527832 and 10436596
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....75283d830081d9bcded9da834db88c96