698
Views
16
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ARTICLES

Latino Parents' Plans to Communicate About Sexuality With their Children

&
Pages 931-942 | Published online: 04 Apr 2013

References

  • American Academy of Pediatrics . ( 2011 ). Talking with your young child about sex. Healthy Children. Retrieved from http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/preschool/Pages/Talking-to-Your-Young-Child-About-Sex.aspx
  • Benavides , R. , Bonazzo , C. , & Torres , R. ( 2006 ). Parent–child communication: A model for Hispanics on HIV prevention . Journal of Community Health Nursing , 23 ( 2 ), 81 – 94 . doi: 10.1207/s15327655jchn2302_2
  • Cappello , D. ( 2000/2001 ). When sex education meets parent education: Supporting parents as sexuality educators . SIECUS Report , 29 ( 2 ), 4 – 6 .
  • Cass , J. , Furlong , M. , & Ruiz de Esparza , C. ( 2003 ). Increasing Hispanic parent participation in schools: The role of the counselor . In P. Pedersen & J. Carey (Eds.), Multicultural counseling in schools: A practical handbook (pp. 105 – 130 ). Boston , MA : Pearson Education .
  • Cavanagh , S. E. ( 2004 ). The sexual debut of girls in early adolescence: The intersection of race, pubertal timing, and friendship group characteristics . Journal of Research on Adolescence , 14 , 285 – 312 . doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2004.00076.x
  • Chappell , A. T. , Maggard , S. R. , & Gibson , S. A. ( 2010 ). A theoretical investigation of public attitudes toward sex education . Sociological Spectrum , 30 , 196 – 219 . doi: 10.1080/ 02732170903496117
  • Chen , J. , Dunne , M. P. , & Han , P. ( 2007 ). Prevention of child sexual abuse in china: Knowledge, attitudes, and communication practices of parents of elementary school children . Child Abuse & Neglect , 31 , 747 – 755 .
  • Deblinger , E. , Thakkar-Kolar , R. R. , Berry , E. J. , & Schroeder , C. M. (2010). Caregivers' efforts to educate their children about child sexual abuse. Child Maltreatment , 15(1), 91–100.
  • Delgado-Gaitan , C. ( 1994 ). Socializing young children in Mexican-American families: An intergenerational perspective . In P. M. Greenfield & R. R. Cocking (Eds.), Cross-cultural roots of minority child development (pp. 55 – 86 ). Hillsdale , NJ : Erlbaum .
  • Dilorio , C. , Pluhar , E. , & Belcher , S. ( 2003 ). Parent–child communication about sexuality: A review of the literature from 1980–2002 . Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education for Adolescents & Children . 5 ( 3–4 ), 7 – 32 . doi: 10.1300/J129v05n03_02
  • Dilorio , C. , Resnicow , K. , Dudley , W. N. , Thomas , S. , Wang , D. T. , Van Marter , D. F. , … Lipana , J. ( 2000 ). Social cognitive factors associated with mother–adolescent communication about sex . Journal of Health Communication , 5 , 41 – 51 .
  • Dorn , L. D. , & Biro , F. M. ( 2011 ). Puberty and its measurement: A decade in review . Journal of Research on Adolescence , 21 ( 1 ), 180 – 195 .
  • El-Shaieb , M. , & Wurtele , S. K. ( 2009 ). Parents' plans to discuss sexuality with their young children . American Journal of Sexuality Education , 4 , 1 – 13 . doi: 10.1080/15546120903001357
  • Fontes , L. A. ( 2005 ). Child abuse and culture: Working with diverse families . New York , NY : Guilford Press .
  • Fontes , L. A. ( 2007 ). Sin vergüenza: Addressing shame with Latino victims of child sexual abuse and their families . Journal of Child Sexual Abuse , 16 , 61 – 82 . doi: 10.1300/J070v16n01_04
  • Fontes , L. , & Plummer , C. ( 2010 ). Cultural issues in disclosure of child sexual abuse . Journal of Child Sexual Abuse , 19 , 491 – 518 . doi: 10.1080/10538712.2010.512520
  • Guilamo-Ramos , V. , & Bouris , A. ( 2008 ). Parent–adolescent communication about sex in Latino families: A guide for practitioners . Washington , DC : The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy .
  • Guilamo-Ramos , V. , Dittus , P. , Jaccard , J. , Goldberg , V. , Casillas , E. , & Bouris , A. ( 2006 ). The content and process of mother–adolescent communication about sex in Latino families . Social Work Research , 30 , 169 – 181 .
  • Hinson , J. V. , Koverola , C. , & Morahan , M. ( 2002 ). An empirical investigation of the psychological sequelae of childhood sexual abuse in an adult Latina population . Violence Against Women , 8 , 816 – 844 . doi: 10.1177/107780102400388498
  • Jaccard , J. , Dittus , P. , & Gordon , V. ( 2000 ). Parent–teen communication about premarital sex: Factors associated with the extent of communication . Journal of Adolescent Research , 15 , 187 – 208 . doi: 10.1177/0743558400152001
  • Johnson , K. M. , & Lichter , D. T. ( 2010 ). Growing diversity among America's children and youth: Spatial and temporal dimensions . Population and Development Review , 36 ( 1 ), 151 – 176 . doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2010.00322.x
  • Kenny , M. C. ( 2010 ). Child sexual abuse education with ethnically diverse families: A preliminary analysis . Children and Youth Services Review , 32 , 981 – 989 .
  • Kenny , M. C. , & McEachern , A. ( 2000 ). Racial, ethnic and cultural factors in childhood sexual abuse: A selected review of the literature . Clinical Psychology Review , 20 , 905 – 922 . doi: 10.1016/S0272-7358(99)00022-7
  • Kenny , M. C. , & McEachern , A. ( 2007 ). Family environment in Hispanic college females with a history of childhood sexual abuse . Journal of Child Sexual Abuse , 16 ( 3 ), 19 – 40 . doi: 10.1300/ J070v16n03_02
  • Kenny , M. C. , & Wurtele , S. K. ( 2008 ). Preschoolers' knowledge of genital terminology: A comparison of English and Spanish speakers . American Journal of Sexuality Education , 3 , 345 – 354 . doi: 10.1080/15546120802372008
  • Koblinsky , S. , & Atkinson , J. ( 1982 ). Parental plans for children's sex education . Family Relations , 31 , 29 – 35 .
  • Ligiéro , D. P. , Fassinger , R. , McCauley , M. , Moore , J. , & Lyytinen , N. ( 2009 ). Childhood sexual abuse, culture, and coping: A qualitative study of Latinas . Psychology of Women Quarterly , 33 , 67 – 80 . doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.01475.x
  • Low , G. , & Organista , K. (2000). Latinas and sexual assault: Towards culturally sensitive assessment and intervention. Journal of Multicultural Social Work , 8(1/2), 131–157. doi: 10.1300/J285v08n01_06
  • O'Sullivan , L. F. , Meyer-Bahlburg , H. , & Watkins , B. X. ( 2001 ). Mother–daughter communication about sex among urban African American and Latino families . Journal of Adolescent Research , 16 , 269 – 292 . doi: 10.1177/0743558401163002
  • Pick , S. , & Palos , P. A. ( 1995 ). Impact of the family on the sex lives of adolescents . Adolescence , 30 , 667 – 675 .
  • Romo , L. F. , Lefkowitz , E. S. , Sigman , M. , & Au , T. K. ( 2001 ). Determinants of mother–adolescent communication about sex in Latino families . Adolescent and Family Health , 2 , 72 – 82 .
  • Romo , L. F. , Nadeem , E. , Au , T. K. , & Sigman , M. ( 2004 ). Mexican-American adolescents' responsiveness to their mothers' questions about dating and sexuality . Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology , 25 , 501 – 522 . doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2004.08.002
  • Rosenthal , D. , Senserrick , T. , & Feldman , S. ( 2001 ). A typology approach to describing parents as communicators about sexuality . Archives of Sexual Behavior , 30 , 463 – 482 . doi: 10.1023/ A:1010235116609
  • Russell , S. T. , Lee , F. C. H. , & the Latina/o Teen Pregnancy Prevention Workgroup . ( 2004 ). Practitioners' perspectives on effective practices for Hispanic teen pregnancy prevention . Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health , 36 , 142 – 149 . doi: 10.1363/3614204
  • Sexuality Information, & Education Council of the United States . ( 2004 ). Guidelines for comprehensive sexuality education: Kindergarten–12th grade () , 3rd ed. . New York : Author .
  • Slyper , A. H. ( 2006 ). The pubertal timing controversy in the USA, and a review of possible causative factors for the advance in timing of onset of puberty . Clinical Endocrinology , 65 , 1 – 8 .
  • U.S. Census Bureau . ( 2006 ). Latinos in the United States. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/Latino/files/Internet_Latino_in_US_2006.pdf
  • U.S. Census Bureau . ( 2010 ). State and county quick facts. Retrieved from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12086.html
  • Van Oss Marín , B. ( 2003 ). HIV prevention in the Hispanic community: Sex, culture, and empowerment . Journal of Transcultural Nursing , 14 , 186 – 192 . doi: 10.1177/1043659603014003005
  • Villarruel , A. ( 1998 ). Cultural influences on the sexual attitudes, beliefs and norms of young Latina adolescents . Journal of Social Public Nursing , 3 ( 2 ), 69 – 79 .
  • Walsh , K. , Brandon , L. , & Chirio , L. ( 2012 ). Mother–child communication about sexual abuse prevention . Journal of Child Sexual Abuse , 21 , 399 – 421 .
  • Werner-Wilson , R. J. ( 1998 ). Gender differences in adolescent sexual attitudes: The influence of individual and family factors . Adolescence , 33 , 519 – 531 .
  • Wurtele , S. K. ( 1993 ). Enhancing children's sexual development through child sexual abuse prevention programs . Journal of Sex Education and Therapy , 19 , 37 – 46 .
  • Wurtele , S. K. ( 2010 ). Out of harm's way: A parent's guide to protecting young children from sexual abuse . Seattle , WA : Parenting Press .
  • Wurtele , S. , & Kenny , M. ( 2011 ). Normative sexuality development in childhood: Implications for developmental guidance and prevention of childhood sexual abuse . Counseling and Human Development , 43 ( 9 ), 1 – 24 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.