Table 2.
Parent (P) and Adolescent (A) antecedent measures
| Construct | # items | Response choices | Sample item | α |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent-adolescent connectedness | ||||
| Quality of parent-adolescent communication (P)a | 16 | 4-pt scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree) | My child tries to understand my point of view. | 0.85 |
| Quality of parent-adolescent communication (A)b | 8 | 4-pt scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree) | My parent wants to understand my side of things when we talk. | 0.88 |
| Supportive parenting (P)c | 3 | 4-pt scale (Never to Always) | How often do you let your child know you care about them? | 0.75 |
| Supportive parenting (A)c | 3 | 4-pt scale (Never to Always) | How often does your parent let you know they care about you? | 0.83 |
| Parent sexual health communication cognitions | ||||
| Importance (P)d | 19 | 4-pt scale (Not at all important to Very important) | How important do you think it is to talk to your child about sexual consent? | 0.95 |
| Comfort (P)d | 19 | 5-pt scale (Not at all comfortable to Very comfortable) | How comfortable do you feel talking to your child about sexual consent? | 0.97 |
| Self-efficacy (P)d | 19 | 7-pt scale (Not sure at all to Completely sure) | I can always explain to my child about sexual consent. | 0.96 |
| Outcome expectancies (P)e | 23 | 4-pt scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree) | If I talk with my child about sex topics, I will feel like a responsible parent. | 0.89 |
| Reservations (P)f | 21 | 4-pt scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree) | It would embarrass my child to talk with me about sex and birth control. | 0.95 |
| Perceived role (P) | 1 | 4-pt scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree) | I feel that someone else would do a better job teaching my child about sex and relationships. | -- |
| Parent sexual health communication behaviors | ||||
| Frequency of sexual health discussions (P) | 1 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How frequently do you talk to your child about sex and romantic relationships? | -- |
| Frequency of sexual health discussions (A) | 1 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How frequently does your parent talk to you about sex and romantic relationships? | -- |
| Parent media-related cognitions | ||||
| Perceived realism (P)g,h | 6 | 4-pt scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree) | Teens in media are as sexually experienced as average teens. | 0.88 |
| Media skepticism (P)g | 5 | 4-pt scale (Strongly disagree to Strongly agree) | Media are dishonest about what might happen if people have sex | 0.76 |
| Media message completeness (P) | 1 | 5-pt scale (Incomplete to Complete) | How complete is the information in this advertisement? | -- |
| Parent media-related behaviors | ||||
| Evaluative media mediation (P)i | 5 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How often do you explain what something in a media message really means? | 0.91 |
| Evaluative media mediation (A)i | 5 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How often does your parent explain what something in a media message really means? | -- |
| Restrictive media mediation (P)i | 5 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How often do you forbid your child to watch or listen to certain things in the media? | 0.83 |
| Restrictive media mediation (A)i | 5 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How often does your parent forbid you to watch or listen to certain things in the media? | -- |
| Frequency of media/sex discussions (P) | 1 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How frequently do you talk to your child about what they see in media about sex and relationships? | -- |
| Frequency of media/sex discussions (A) | 1 | 4-pt scale (Never to Often) | How frequently does your parent talk to you about what you see in media about sex and relationships? | -- |
| Media rules (P) | 1 | Yes, No, Unsure | Does your family have rules about media use? | -- |
| Media rules (A) | 1 | Yes, No, Unsure | Does your family have rules about media use? | -- |
a
adapted from Prado et al. (2007)
b
adapted from Mallett et al. (2011)
c
adapted from Conger et al. (2011)
d
adapted from Schuster et al. (2008)
e
adapted from DiIorio et al. (2001)
f
adapted from Jaccard, Dittus, and Gordon (2000)
g
adapted from Scull, Malik, and Kupersmidt (2014)
h
adapted from Pinkleton, Austin, Cohen, Chen, and Fitzgerald (2008)
i
adapted from Valkenburg et al. (1999)