Which of the Following Statements About Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sex

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about parent-adolescent communication about sex is true?

• A) Adolescents are more receptive to having one "big talk" about sex than having multiple conversations over a period of time.
• B) Sexually active adolescents overestimate their parents' disapproval of sexual activity.
• C) Parents assume that if they disapprove of sexual activity, their adolescent is not likely to be sexually active.
• D) What parents say they have discussed with their adolescent child generally matches what adolescents say they have discussed with their parents.

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