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Condom Use Trajectories in Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood: The Role of Mother and Father Support
Author(s) -
Pingel Emily S.,
Bauermeister José A.,
Elkington Katherine S.,
Fergus Stevenson,
Caldwell Cleopatra H.,
Zimmerman Marc A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00775.x
Subject(s) - condom , psychology , developmental psychology , substance use , young adult , psychological distress , distress , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , clinical psychology , mental health , medicine , psychiatry , syphilis , family medicine
Few studies have investigated how mother and father support differ on predicting youths’ sexual risk behavior. We therefore examined the influence of parental support on condom use trajectories and its correlates in a predominantly A frican‐ A merican sample ( N = 627; 53% female participants; M = 14.86 years [ SD = 0.64]) from adolescence to young adulthood. We used hierarchical growth curve modeling to examine the relationship between condom use, substance use, psychological distress, and parental support prospectively. We found that consistent condom use decreased over time and was associated negatively with psychological distress and substance use. Furthermore, both maternal and paternal support were associated with more condom use over time. We discuss the implications of our findings for HIV prevention programs.