Table 4.
Results from intent-to-treat analyses for parent (P) and adolescent (A) variables
| Measure | b | SE | p-value | d (CI) |
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| Antecedent measures | ||||
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| Parent-adolescent connectedness | ||||
| Quality of parent-adolescent communication (P) | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.93 | 0.01 (−0.22– 0.24) |
| Quality of parent-adolescent communication (A) | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 0.02 (−0.22 – 0.25) |
| Supportive parenting (P) | −0.02 | 0.03 | 0.65 | −0.03 (−0.26–0.20) |
| Supportive parenting (A) | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.24 (0.00-.48) |
| Parent sexual health communication cognitions | ||||
| Importance (P) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0.08 (−0.15–0.31) |
| Comfort (P) | −0.04 | 0.03 | 0.31 | −0.07 (−0.31–0.15) |
| Self-efficacy (P) | −0.06 | 0.07 | 0.41 | −0.07 (−0.30–0.16) |
| Outcome expectancies (P) | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.89 | 0.01 (−0.22–0.24) |
| Reservations (P) | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.14 (−0.09–0.38) |
| Perceived role (P) | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.17 (−0.07–0.40) |
| Parent sexual health communication behaviors | ||||
| Frequency of sexual health discussions (P) | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.95 | 0.01 (−0.23 – 0.24) |
| Frequency of sexual health discussions (A) | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.47 | 0.08 (−0.16 – 0.31) |
| Parent media-related cognitions | ||||
| Perceived realism (P) | −0.09 | 0.06 | 0.15 | −0.14 (−0.38–0.09) |
| Media skepticism (P) | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.24 (−0.01–0.48) |
| Media message completeness (P) | −0.46 | 0.15 | 0.003 | −.38 [(−0.61)−(−0.15)] |
| Parent media-related behaviors | ||||
| Adolescent’s sexual media diet | 0.74 | 1.32 | 0.96 | 0.01 (−0.24–0.25) |
| Evaluative media mediation (P) | −0.08 | 0.06 | 0.18 | −0.15 (−0.38 – 0.08) |
| Evaluative media mediation (A) | −0.04 | 0.08 | 0.67 | −.04 (−0.28–0.19) |
| Restrictive media mediation (P) | 0.23 | 0.06 | <0.001 | 0.33 (0.10–0.57) |
| Restrictive media mediation (A) | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.18 (−0.05–0.41 |
| Frequency of media/sex discussions (P) | −0.05 | 0.07 | 0.48 | −0.08 (−0.31 – 0.15) |
| Frequency of media/sex discussions (A) | −0.09 | 0.09 | 0.36 | −0.09 (−0.33 – 0.15) |
| Media rules (P) | 0.99 | 0.54 | 0.07 | 2.70 (0.97 – 7.02)OR |
| Media rules (A) | 0.77 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 2.16 (1.14 – 4.09)OR |
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| Adolescent outcome measures | ||||
| Predictors of sexual behavior | ||||
| Perceived parental permissiveness | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.06 (−0.17 – 0.29) |
| Attitudes toward teen sex | −0.03 | 0.06 | 0.57 | −0.05 (−0.29 – 0.18) |
| Normative beliefs about teen sex | 0.06 | 3.4 | 0.98 | 0.00 (−0.30 – 0.31) |
| Self-efficacy to abstain from sex | −0.03 | 0.06 | 0.65 | −0.05 (−0.28–0.19) |
| Willingness to hook-up though unwanted | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.14 (−0.09–0.38) |
| Intentions to have sexual activity | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.12 (−0.11 – 0.35) |
| Predictors of safe sexual behaviors | ||||
| Attitudes toward sexual communication | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.98 | 0.00(−0.23 – 0.24) |
| Intentions to communicate with a med professional | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.17 (−0.07–0.42) |
| Attitudes toward teen contraception use | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.95 | 0.01 (−0.23–0.24) |
| Self-efficacy to use contraception | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.84 | 0.02 (−0.22–0.26) |
| Willingness to have unprotected sex | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.91 | 0.00 (−0.24–0.24) |
| Sexual Behaviors | ||||
| Sexual activity (oral, anal, or vaginal sex) | 1.01 | 0.92 | 0.27 | 2.75 (0.52 – 14.61)OR |
| Media-related outcomes | ||||
| Teen risky online behaviors | −0.05 | 0.05 | 0.35 | −0.08 (−0.32–0.16) |
| Perceived realism | −0.04 | 0.07 | 0.56 | −0.06 (−0.30–0.17) |
| Media skepticism | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 (−0.07–0.44) |
| Media message completeness | −0.04 | 0.15 | 0.77 | −0.04 (−0.27–0.20) |
OR = Odds ratios. These analyses used logistic regression and effect sizes are reported as odds ratios