Article
Expectations and Self-Efficacy of African American Parents Who Discuss Sexuality with their Adolescent Sons: An Intervention Study
Public Health Nursing
(2014)
Abstract
Objective Despite research that suggests parental communication may help deter high-risk sexual behavior among adolescents, parents report a lack of confidence in their ability to answer sexually related questions. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a multimedia intervention on outcome expectations and perceived self-efficacy for the sex educator role for parents of African American adolescent males. Design and Sample A pilot study using mixed methods was conducted. A nonprobability sample ( N = 61) was obtained from a large urban community using a combination of convenience and snowball recruitment methods. Measures Self-efficacy and outcome expectations were measured using self-reported questionnaires. Intervention A multimedia intervention for use at home and incorporating an audio CD and associated activities was implemented over a 3-week time period. Results Outcome expectations and self-efficacy both significantly improved after the intervention ( p < .001). Conclusions Findings indicate that using a multimedia approach may be effective in improving parents' outcome expectancy and self-efficacy for talking about sex with adolescent sons.
Keywords
- Blacks,
- parent-child relations,
- sex education,
- self-efficacy-- evaluation,
- parental attitudes
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12084
Publisher Statement
First published in Public Health Nursing.
Citation Information
Weekes, C., Haas, B. K., & Gosselin, K. (2014). Expectations and Self-Efficacy of African
American Parents Who Discuss Sexuality with their Adolescent Sons: An Intervention
Study. Public Health Nursing, 31(3), 253–261.