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Generational differences in the sexual communication process of A frican A merican grandparent and parent caregivers of adolescents
Author(s) -
Cornelius Judith B.,
Xiong Pa H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12115
Subject(s) - grandparent , psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , abstinence , developmental psychology , sexual abstinence , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , family medicine , population , family planning , environmental health , research methodology
Purpose This study assessed generational differences in the sexual communication process between 40 A frican A merican parent and 40 grandparent caregivers of adolescent children. Design and Methods The study reports findings from a secondary analysis of data from two databases. The HIV R isk R eduction S urvey was used to examine the sexual communication process. Results Grandparents wanted to talk about sex and had open sexual communications, while parents valued sexual abstinence and had limited communications. Practice Implications Based on the findings, healthcare providers and programs need to recognize that differences do exist between parents and grandparents with sexual communications.