The relationship between parental opinion of school-based sex education, parent-child communication about sexuality, and parenting styles in a diverse urban community college population
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Title
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The relationship between parental opinion of school-based sex education, parent-child communication about sexuality, and parenting styles in a diverse urban community college population
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:ca5dc8dbb96c:10176
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identifier
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10472
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Creator
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Heller, Janet,
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Contributor
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Helen Johnson
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Date
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2009
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Curriculum development | Health education | Community college education | parental attitudes | parent-child communication | school sex education | sexuality education
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Abstract
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One hundred and ninety-one parents attending an urban, community college were surveyed about what topics schools should teach their children about sexuality education, and how they communicate with their child about sexuality topics. The quantitative data was collected using a School Sexuality Education Questionnaire (SSEQ), and the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ) (Study A). The majority of sex education topics were supported by 80% of parents. This finding was surprising because the sample population was diverse in terms of ethnicity, and the majority had immigrated from countries considered socially conservative. There was a significant negative correlation between attendance at religious services and support for school sex education (r = -.20). These results were consistent with previous national and state-wide surveys. There was no correlation between support for school sex education and race/ethnicity, country of origin, religion, or parenting style.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Educational Psychology
