Sex education in Utah teaches abstinence as its primary source of pregnancy and STI prevention. This approach is heteronormative, thus excluding LGBTQ+ youth which has been found to adversely impacts outcomes. The current study sought retrospectively examine the perceptions sufficiency sex received by Utahns, specifically examining their five core topics often included comprehensive how experiences differed demographics. We conducted a one-time survey, using convenience sample...

Discrimination because of one’s stigmatized identities and personal characteristics can thwart healthy adolescent development. Little is known about the role disclosure, including whether adolescents talk their discrimination experiences with close relational partners (i.e., parents, siblings, friends) disclosure mitigates negative effects discrimination. Addressing this gap, study investigated links between adolescents’ perceptions in multiple settings (from teachers at school, from peers...

Although divorce education programming is prevalent, research on how programs benefit certain ethnic groups sparse. Addressing this gap important given the increasing diversity in United States. In current study, we applied a mixed-methods approach to examine experiences of divorcing/separating Latinx parents (n = 371) who participated one-hour court-mandated, online program. Quantitative analyses revealed an improved understanding divorce-related topics and positive coparenting practices...

Divorce education is designed for divorcing parents with minor children, and in a growing number of states, participation has become court-mandated to finalize divorce. To increase accessibility, some states have adopted brief, online formats divorce programming. Evaluations are encouraging; however, less known about how opinions on course length relate participants’ views the benefits their participation. This study analyzed qualitative data from (n = 41) who thought mandated was too short....

Parents are in a powerful position to teach sexual topics their children, promoting positive sex attitudes and lifelong health. However, parents may lack knowledge confidence address such topics. This study, grounded social learning theory, tested the effects of an active intervention increase parental efficacy regarding communication with children aged one- five-years-old. were randomly assigned control group (n = 55), factsheet 58), 56). Multi-level Modelling (MLM) analyses showed was not...

Abstract The stress process model denotes financial well-being and caregiving support as two important resources for family caregivers. Financial can be a critical factor in securing paid/formal care services at home community settings. When care-related out-of-pocket expenses are high, however, it also become secondary strain (i.e., burden) We conducted longitudinal trend analysis, utilizing four waves of cross-sectional data collected over time from caregivers enrolled the National Study...

Abstract Objective This study examined measurement equivalence of parental microprotections in Black, Latinx, and White families. Background Microprotections refer to the small daily caring, supportive, loving behaviors Black parents engage counteract negative effects racism discrimination. It is possible that this parenting practice applies other families which adolescents are at risk for discrimination because social identities and/or membership a stigmatized group (e.g., Latinx...

Abstract Circumstances in aging including menopause, physical decline, widowhood, divorce and remarriage may influence sexual experiences well-being later life. While marital transition can affect both men women middle older life, menopausal is especially salient for women. This study aims to examine how subjective self-efficacy changes over time whether transitions moderate the trajectories. Participants completed two waves of Midlife United States (MIDUS) surveys (N = 1002), ranging from...