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Feinstein, Ph. Close parent-adolescent relationships and specific parenting practices e. Although some felt that their relationships improved after coming out, a larger percentage reported that it put strain on their relationships.
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Many reported that their parents struggled with whether or not to adapt parenting practices e. Youth consistently noted that parent-adolescent relationships and parenting practices depended on the adolescent's level of outness. Parents play an important role in shaping adolescent sexual behavior. These programs have demonstrated positive effects, such as increased condom use, communication, and perceived parental monitoring Dilorio et al.
Doing so will inform the development of evidence-based HIV prevention programs for this high-risk population. In samples of heterosexual youth, parent-adolescent communication about sex is associated with later sexual debut, less frequent sex, and more condom use Hadley et al. Despite describing benefits of communication e.
Although most parents denied barriers, some described being uncomfortable talking about sex because of their child's sexual orientation or the gender difference between mothers and sons Rose et al.
