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Title: Father-Daughter Relationship Quality as a Predictor of Sexual Activity in Adolescent Women
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1. Koon, Justin T.
Father-Daughter Relationship Quality as a Predictor of Sexual Activity in Adolescent Women
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Family and Child Sciences, Florida State University, 2011.
Also: http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04092011-150942/
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Department of Family and Child Sciences, Florida State University
Keyword(s): Age at First Intercourse; Fathers; Fathers and Children; Fathers, Influence; Fathers, Involvement; Sexual Activity

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In this study I explored the effects of the quality of the father-daughter relationship on the sexual activity of adolescent females. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a representative sample of adolescents, I assessed the odds of a daughter’s engaging in sexual intercourse and early vs. delayed onset of sexual activity as predicted by her perceptions of the levels of support and harshness received from her father. I used binary logistic regression and found partial support for the hypotheses. Specifically, increases in the level of perceived paternal harshness were related to increases in the likelihood that daughters engaged in sexual activity before the age of 15 (early onset). Perceived paternal support was not significantly associated with adolescent daughter sexual activity. Study limitations and strengths, implications for clinical intervention (especially for marriage and family therapy), and future research directions are also discussed.
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Koon, Justin T. Father-Daughter Relationship Quality as a Predictor of Sexual Activity in Adolescent Women. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Family and Child Sciences, Florida State University, 2011..