TY - JOUR
T1 - A Cross Cultural Comparison of Adolescent Sexual Socialization in Family Settings in Four Thai Regions
T2 - A Cross Sectional Survey
AU - Theeranut, Ampornpan
AU - Sarakarn, Pongdech
AU - Jumparway, Donlagon
AU - Abdulloh, Arina
AU - Ruangsuksud, Piches
AU - Sakulsriprasert, Chaiyun
AU - Chaimay, Bhunyabhadh
AU - Shield, Linda L.
AU - Hutton, Alison
AU - Saranrittichai, Kesinee
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors. Published by College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Background: Sexual socialization is different across cultural contexts due to norms and values including adolescents’ growth & development and characteristics. Patterns of sexual socialization across different cultural contexts and adolescents in Thailand are still unknown. This analytical cross-sectional study aimed to explain and compare 5 patterns of adolescent sexual socialization in Thailand (SSFA): trust, strict, exhaust, review, and general patterns. Methods: The sample included 1050 parents living in the same house with their adolescent offspring aged 13e19 years. Stratified cluster randomized sampling was performed to access participants. The instrument used for measuring adolescent sexualization in families with adolescents was the Sexual Socialization in Families with Adolescents Scale (SSFAS) whose Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.830. Data were analyzed with a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: Adolescent sexual socialization within families varied significantly across adolescent age groups, regions, and parental roles. Differences were observed in patterns such as exhaust, trust, strict, review, and general. Additionally, parents' perceptions of adolescent sexual risk behaviors varied within the review pattern. However, there were no significant differences between urban and rural areas across all patterns. Conclusion: Future research on adolescent sexual socialization should include disaggregation between adolescent male and female groups. Effective sexual socialization interventions need to focus on the review pattern to help parents transform their sexual socialization into flexible and appropriate ways of family life. Other sexual socialization from friends and media needs to be reviewed.
AB - Background: Sexual socialization is different across cultural contexts due to norms and values including adolescents’ growth & development and characteristics. Patterns of sexual socialization across different cultural contexts and adolescents in Thailand are still unknown. This analytical cross-sectional study aimed to explain and compare 5 patterns of adolescent sexual socialization in Thailand (SSFA): trust, strict, exhaust, review, and general patterns. Methods: The sample included 1050 parents living in the same house with their adolescent offspring aged 13e19 years. Stratified cluster randomized sampling was performed to access participants. The instrument used for measuring adolescent sexualization in families with adolescents was the Sexual Socialization in Families with Adolescents Scale (SSFAS) whose Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.830. Data were analyzed with a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: Adolescent sexual socialization within families varied significantly across adolescent age groups, regions, and parental roles. Differences were observed in patterns such as exhaust, trust, strict, review, and general. Additionally, parents' perceptions of adolescent sexual risk behaviors varied within the review pattern. However, there were no significant differences between urban and rural areas across all patterns. Conclusion: Future research on adolescent sexual socialization should include disaggregation between adolescent male and female groups. Effective sexual socialization interventions need to focus on the review pattern to help parents transform their sexual socialization into flexible and appropriate ways of family life. Other sexual socialization from friends and media needs to be reviewed.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Cultural context
KW - Parenting style
KW - Sexual behavior
KW - Sexual socialization
KW - Thailand
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U2 - 10.56808/2586-940X.1104
DO - 10.56808/2586-940X.1104
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85203072539
SN - 0857-4421
VL - 38
SP - 435
EP - 444
JO - Journal of Health Research
JF - Journal of Health Research
IS - 5
ER -