Research and Insights: Barriers to Parent-Child Communication About Sexual and Reproductive Health
Parents have a long history of struggling with sharing “the facts of life” with their children. This discomfort with talking about sex among families, and specifically with teens, is an international phenomenon.
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications reviewed previous research of parents discussing adolescent sexual health with their children, spanning five continents and 19 different countries. They identified three types of communication barriers, both barriers to communication and barriers to effective communication reported by parents and/or children: personal, communal, and cultural. These hurdles make informing children of appropriate sexual precautions and preventive measures challenging.
Authors: Current and former Ph.D. students Michaela D. Mullis, Amanda Kastrinos, Easton Wollney, Greenberry Taylor and Professor Carma L. Bylund.
Posted: December 2, 2020
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