Title
Supports for Maternal Communication About Peer Pressure to Have Sex Among Puerto Rican Families
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences; UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center
Publication Date
2021-10-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Behavioral Medicine | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health Communication | Preventive Medicine | Public Health Education and Promotion | Race and Ethnicity
Abstract
This research tests the independent contribution of social capital and the use of the internet to obtain health information to support maternal-child communication about peer pressure to have sex among Puerto Rican families. A sample of 413 Puerto Rican households in Springfield, MA provides the data to independently test these hypotheses. The results of a logistic regression model suggest that Puerto Rican mothers with increased social capital and who accessed the internet for health information are more likely to communicate with their adolescent children about peer pressure to have sex. The combination of these two mechanisms provide opportunities to convey culturally generated resources to Puerto Rican mothers to assist them in helping their children develop healthy sexual behaviors.
DOI of Published Version
10.1177/0272684X211021046
Source
Granberry PJ, Torres MI, Allison JJ, Person SD, Rosal MC. Supports for Maternal Communication About Peer Pressure to Have Sex Among Puerto Rican Families. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2021 Oct;42(1):95-102. doi: 10.1177/0272684X211021046. Epub 2021 May 27. PMID: 34044645. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
International quarterly of community health education
Related Resources
PubMed ID
34044645
Repository Citation
Granberry PJ, Torres MI, Allison JJ, Person SD, Rosal MC. (2021). Supports for Maternal Communication About Peer Pressure to Have Sex Among Puerto Rican Families. UMass Worcester PRC Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211021046. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/prc_pubs/162