Table 5.
Descriptive statistics for parent (P) and youth (Y) pretest variables
| Intervention | Control | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | min | max |
| Parent-adolescent connectedness | ||||||||
| Quality of parent-adolescent communication (P) | 3.13 | 0.38 | 3.12 | 0.42 | 3.12 | 0.40 | 1.75 | 4.00 |
| Quality of parent-adolescent communication (Y) | 3.19 | 0.52 | 3.22 | 0.47 | 3.20 | 0.50 | 1.14 | 4.00 |
| Supportive parenting (P) | 3.60 | 0.44 | 3.60 | 0.41 | 3.60 | 0.42 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Supportive parenting (Y) | 3.47 | 0.59 | 3.49 | 0.56 | 3.48 | 0.57 | 1.33 | 4.00 |
| Parent sexual health communication cognitions | ||||||||
| Importance | 3.66 | 0.43 | 3.63 | 0.42 | 3.64 | 0.43 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Comfort | 3.42 | 0.59 | 3.39 | 0.62 | 3.40 | 0.61 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Self-efficacy | 6.03 | 1.00 | 6.09 | 0.92 | 6.06 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 7.00 |
| Outcome expectancies | 3.06 | 0.38 | 3.10 | 0.39 | 3.08 | 0.38 | 2.05 | 4.00 |
| Reservations | 1.62 | 0.46 | 1.64 | 0.47 | 1.63 | 0.47 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Perceived role | 3.38 | 0.66 | 3.39 | 0.65 | 3.38 | 0.65 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Parent sexual health communication behaviors | ||||||||
| Frequency of sexual health discussions (P) | 2.75 | 0.83 | 2.80 | 0.71 | 2.78 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Frequency of sexual health discussions (Y) | 2.54 | 0.83 | 2.42 | 0.85 | 2.48 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Parent media-related cognitions | ||||||||
| Perceived realism | 2.12 | 0.58 | 2.11 | 0.57 | 2.11 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Media skepticism | 3.29 | 0.56 | 3.30 | 0.48 | 3.29 | 0.52 | 1.60 | 4.00 |
| Media message completeness | 2.23 | 1.38 | 2.34 | 1.34 | 2.29 | 1.36 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Parent media-related behaviors | ||||||||
| Evaluative media mediation (P) | 3.18 | 0.64 | 3.24 | 0.57 | 3.21 | 0.61 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Evaluative media mediation (Y) | 2.63 | 0.87 | 2.61 | 0.82 | 2.62 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Restrictive media mediation (P) | 3.18 | 0.69 | 3.21 | 0.66 | 3.20 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Restrictive media mediation (Y) | 2.56 | 0.92 | 2.47 | 0.91 | 2.51 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Frequency of media/sex discussions (P) | 2.87 | 0.82 | 2.97 | 0.78 | 2.78 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Frequency of media/sex discussions (Y) | 2.37 | 0.98 | 2.35 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Youth media-related outcomes | ||||||||
| Sexual media diet | 13.14 | 12.38 | 15.63 | 13.61 | 14.43 | 13.07 | 0.00 | 84.00 |
| Teen risky online behaviors | 1.44 | 0.43 | 1.55 | 0.56 | 1.50 | 0.51 | 1.00 | 3.63 |
| Perceived realism | 2.20 | 0.65 | 2.33 | 0.61 | 2.26 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Media skepticism | 2.88 | 0.53 | 2.96 | 0.56 | 2.92 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Media message completeness | 2.41 | 1.31 | 2.38 | 1.30 | 2.39 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Youth predictors of sexual behavior | ||||||||
| Perceived parental permissiveness | 1.64 | 0.55 | 1.53 | 0.55 | 1.58 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 3.40 |
| Attitudes toward teen sex | 2.09 | 0.59 | 2.05 | 0.63 | 2.07 | 0.61 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Normative beliefs about teen sex | 52.12 | 23.81 | 50.38 | 23.11 | 51.16 | 23.39 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
| Self-efficacy to abstain from sex | 3.43 | 0.53 | 3.38 | 0.53 | 3.40 | 0.53 | 1.20 | 4.00 |
| Willingness to hook-up though unwanted | 1.86 | 0.78 | 1.89 | 0.72 | 1.87 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Intentions to have sexual activity | 1.47 | 0.68 | 1.46 | 0.67 | 1.46 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Youth predictors of safe sexual behaviors | ||||||||
| Attitudes toward sexual communication | 3.39 | 0.54 | 3.32 | 0.54 | 3.36 | 0.54 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Intentions to communicate with a med professional | 2.15 | 0.98 | 2.03 | 0.87 | 2.09 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Attitudes toward teen contraception use | 3.39 | 0.62 | 3.40 | 0.48 | 3.39 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Self-efficacy to use contraception | 2.90 | 0.74 | 2.78 | 0.75 | 2.84 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Willingness to have unprotected sex | 1.45 | 0.70 | 1.35 | 0.55 | 1.40 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 4.00 |