Time-varying associations between parental closeness, self-esteem, and sexual behavior across adolescence and emerging adulthood.

J Res Adolesc

Department of Human Development and Family Science, David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA.

Published: March 2024

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  • The study used a time-varying effect model to analyze how self-esteem affects the relationship between parental closeness and children's sexual behaviors during adolescence and early adulthood.
  • Paternal closeness consistently reduced risky sexual behaviors in both genders until age 20, while maternal closeness only influenced female adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15.
  • Self-esteem played a key role in the relationship between maternal closeness and male adolescents' likelihood of having multiple sexual partners during ages 14.5 to 16.5.

Article Abstract

This study applied the time-varying effect model (TVEM) to data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to explore how self-esteem mediated age-varying associations of closeness to mother and father and their child's sexual behavior through adolescence and emerging adulthood. Paternal closeness is associated with lesser odds of sexual behaviors for both female and male adolescents until age 20, whereas maternal closeness only predicts for female adolescents between ages 13 and 15. Self-esteem mediated the association between mother closeness and multiple partners in male adolescents between ages 14.5 and 16.5. Fathers have an impact on adolescent sexual behavior across adolescence and emerging adulthood, while mothers' roles are more important for female adolescents in early adolescence.

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