Young adolescents’ responsiveness to sexual communication with their mother: Distinguishing diverse intentions

ConclusionsYoung adolescents' intentions of being responsive to sexual communication from their mother are diverse yet general in nature. Mothers' engagement in sexual communication appears essential for youths' openness to these discussions. Enhancing specific mother-adolescent relationship features and youths’ outcome expectations may shift adolescents who are resistant to sexuality discussions to being more sure.
Source: Journal of Adolescence - Category: Child Development Source Type: research