RJESR-Abstract

Gender Differences between Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication and Adolescent Sexual Health Knowledge

 

Aminuddin Hassan, Woon Ye-Chu, Tan Soon-Aun and Wu Shin-Yoon

 

Research Paper I Published November,2015

 

Research Journal of Educational Studies and Review Vol. 1 (6), pp. 135-140

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of the study aimed to investigate the gender differences between parent-adolescent sexual communication and sexual health knowledge among adolescents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A sample of 425 adolescents was recruited in this study by using convenience sampling method. A self-administrated questionnaire was used as a tool for collecting the data. The questionnaires were exploratory in nature and serve as an important source of data for quantitative analysis. Results of the study revealed adolescents’ family rarely practice sexual related communication in Malaysia context. Finding denoted that male adolescents tend to have higher sexual communication with their father, while female adolescents reported more often communicate with their mother about sexual related issues. Correlation analysis showed significant association between mother-adolescent sexual communication and adolescents’ sexual health knowledge as reported by female adolescents. The existence of family sexual communication is significant to adolescents’ sexual health knowledge to prepare themselves for healthy adult sexual lifestyle.

Key Words:
Parent-adolescent, Sexual Communication, Sexual Health, Knowledge, Reproductive Health Information.

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