Exploration of the parent child relationship and age of sexual debut

Citation

Miller, Brianna N. (2014). Exploration of the parent child relationship and age of sexual debut.

Abstract

This study examines if there is a correlation between the child perceived quality of the parent-child relationship and the child's age of sexual debut. Using ADD Health Wave IV index, this study uses two measures to determine the quality of the parent-child relationship (N=5,114 young adults). The first measure is how close a child feels to their mother and father and the second measure is if the child is satisfied with the way they communicate with the mother and father. While there is a large pool of information regarding the impact of the mother-child relationship on child outcomes, the results of this study determined the father-child relationship to be significant as well. The results showed that the only significant positive correlation was between the father-child relationship quality and the age of sexual debut; the better the relationship with the father, the longer sexual debut was postponed.

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Keyword(s)

Social sciences

Notes

Reference Type

Thesis/Dissertation

Book Title

Social Work

Author(s)

Miller, Brianna N.

Series Author(s)

Huynh-Hohnbaum, Anh-Luu

Year Published

2014

Volume Number

1542870

Publisher

California State University, Los Angeles

City of Publication

Ann Arbor

ISSN/ISBN

9781303283833

DOI