Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine young women's perceptions of both verbal and nonverbal sexual communication from their mothers during childhood and how these perceptions are related to current sexual experiences and attitudes. A total of 295 female college students completed questionnaires regarding five sexual variables as well as perceptions of parental sexual communication. Results showed a negative correlation between tone of parental sexual communication and sexual experience, as well as a positive correlation between parental sexual communication and sexual cognition. The results also showed that more sexual communication was perceived from mother than from father, and the amount of mother's communication was significantly related to sexual assertiveness and sexual affect.