TY - JOUR
T1 - Chinese parents' perspectives on adolescent sexuality education
AU - Liu, Wenli
AU - van Campen, Kali S.
AU - Edwards, Carolyn Pope
AU - Russell, Stephen T.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 18 December 2010; revised 2 May 2011; accepted 8 June 2011. This research was supported by a grant to Wenli Liu from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Human Rights and Human Diversity Initiative, and College of Human Resources and Family Science. The study received approval from the Internal Review Board of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Address correspondence to Kali S. Van Campen, MS, Family Studies and Human Development, University of Arizona, McClelland Park 235, P. O. Box 210078, Tucson, AZ 85721-0078, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - There is growing interest in China to understand how young people learn about sexuality, but there are few existing studies about the role of parents as sex educators of their children. This study surveyed 694 Chinese parents of adolescents in three cities about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding sexuality education for their children. The majority supported sexuality education, yet few parents had provided it. High-income parents had more favorable sexual attitudes and, in turn, were more likely to educate children about sexuality. The findings provide insight into parents' role in adolescents' sexual behavior and can be useful to sexuality education professionals.
AB - There is growing interest in China to understand how young people learn about sexuality, but there are few existing studies about the role of parents as sex educators of their children. This study surveyed 694 Chinese parents of adolescents in three cities about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding sexuality education for their children. The majority supported sexuality education, yet few parents had provided it. High-income parents had more favorable sexual attitudes and, in turn, were more likely to educate children about sexuality. The findings provide insight into parents' role in adolescents' sexual behavior and can be useful to sexuality education professionals.
KW - China
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - Sexual attitudes
KW - Sexuality education
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U2 - 10.1080/19317611.2011.596256
DO - 10.1080/19317611.2011.596256
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052554389
SN - 1931-7611
VL - 23
SP - 224
EP - 236
JO - International Journal of Sexual Health
JF - International Journal of Sexual Health
IS - 3
ER -