TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Factors that predict sexual behaviors among young Mexican American adolescents: an exploratory study
JO  - Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
A1  - Liebowitz, Stephen W.
A1  - Castellano, Dolores Calderon
A1  - Cuellar, Israel
SP  - 470
EP  - 479
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - This research used multiple regression to predict the absence of sexual activity among young Mexican American adolescents. The regression model included six predictor variables: child's religiosity, child's educational goals, child's educational grades, child's perception of parent-child communication, child's self-esteem, and child's perception of the congruency of parent-child sexual values. The sample consisted of 413 Mexican American students who were 11 to 14 years old; attended either the sixth, seventh, or eighth grades; and resided in south Texas (Hidalgo County). The best predictors of absence of sexual activity were child's religiosity, child's educational goals, and child's perception of the congruency of parent-child sexual values. Child's perception of the congruency of parent-child sexual values accounted for more of the variance than any of the other statistically significant predictor variables. This suggests that increasing congruity between parent-child sexual ideas and values is the best preventive measure to delay sexual activity among Mexican American teenagers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986399214006
ID  - ref1
ER  -