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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Talk to Me PSA
Here is a PSA from the Parents Speak Up National Campaign
that the Women's Care Center ran in our local Erie community
Parent-child Communication about Sex
'Parents Speak Up' National Campaign Encourages Parent-Child Communication About Sex, Study Finds
06-03-2009
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Advertising can be an effective way to encourage parents to talk with their children about sex, according to a new study by researchers at George Washington University and RTI International.
The study, published in the June issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that the "Parents Speak Up National Campaign" successfully encouraged parents to initiate conversations about sex with their children.
"The study adds a new dimension to the larger debate on abstinence education and intervention programs," said Doug Evans, Ph.D., director of public health communication and marketing at George Washington University and the study's lead author. "We found that abstinence messaging delivered to parents through mass media is efficacious in promoting parenting-child communication about sex and thus may be an effective public health strategy."
The results showed that four weeks after exposure to the ad campaign, fathers initiated more conversations with their children than they had previously. And after six months, both fathers and mothers who were exposed to the campaign were more likely to specifically recommend to their children to wait to become sexually active.
"The pattern of initiation of conversations about sex at four weeks post-baseline and then recommendations to their child to wait at six months post-baseline among fathers" is significant, said Kevin Davis, M.A., a senior researcher at RTI and the study's co-author. "This suggests the campaign succeeded in communicating its 'call to action,' particularly among fathers."
The campaign, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, was launched in June 2007 and primarily uses public service announcements as well as paid television, radio, print and outdoor announcements.
The study included nearly 1,500 parents of children 10 to 14 years old, selected from the Knowledge Networks, an online panel based on a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Participants were randomly assigned to experiment conditions, receiving exposure or no exposure to campaign ads and materials. All participants completed a baseline survey prior to exposure and then two follow-up surveys four weeks and six months later.
Carolina NewsWire
http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=0001news.db&command=viewone&id=3800&op=t
06-03-2009
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Advertising can be an effective way to encourage parents to talk with their children about sex, according to a new study by researchers at George Washington University and RTI International.
The study, published in the June issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that the "Parents Speak Up National Campaign" successfully encouraged parents to initiate conversations about sex with their children.
"The study adds a new dimension to the larger debate on abstinence education and intervention programs," said Doug Evans, Ph.D., director of public health communication and marketing at George Washington University and the study's lead author. "We found that abstinence messaging delivered to parents through mass media is efficacious in promoting parenting-child communication about sex and thus may be an effective public health strategy."
The results showed that four weeks after exposure to the ad campaign, fathers initiated more conversations with their children than they had previously. And after six months, both fathers and mothers who were exposed to the campaign were more likely to specifically recommend to their children to wait to become sexually active.
"The pattern of initiation of conversations about sex at four weeks post-baseline and then recommendations to their child to wait at six months post-baseline among fathers" is significant, said Kevin Davis, M.A., a senior researcher at RTI and the study's co-author. "This suggests the campaign succeeded in communicating its 'call to action,' particularly among fathers."
The campaign, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, was launched in June 2007 and primarily uses public service announcements as well as paid television, radio, print and outdoor announcements.
The study included nearly 1,500 parents of children 10 to 14 years old, selected from the Knowledge Networks, an online panel based on a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Participants were randomly assigned to experiment conditions, receiving exposure or no exposure to campaign ads and materials. All participants completed a baseline survey prior to exposure and then two follow-up surveys four weeks and six months later.
Carolina NewsWire
http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=0001news.db&command=viewone&id=3800&op=t
Monday, June 8, 2009
Ramblings of a Marriage Junkie
I would really encourage anyone interested in marriage and the fight against divorce to check out the blog link below. Great info and resources!
Ramblings of a Marriage Junkie
Ramblings of a Marriage Junkie
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Just a "TEST DRIVE" - right? A Look at Living Together before Marriage
The value of taking a relationship for a “test drive” before marriage is a common belief in today’s society.
Did you know that in a recent national survey 66% of high school senior boys and 61% of girls indicated that they “agreed” or “mostly agreed” with this statement: “it is usually a good idea for a couple to live together before getting married in order to find out whether they really get along.”
What a crazy statistic considering this quote from Rutgers University: “It is hard to believe that across America, only 30 years ago, living together for unmarried heterosexual couples was against the law.” Did you even know that?
The truth is that living together (or cohabiting…meaning “co” – with, and “habit” – live) does NOT help to prepare you for marriage or decrease your chance of divorce. In fact, it does the complete opposite, your risk for divorce increases by 46%!
Here are some other harmful affects of living together before marriage:
If you value yourself and your future marriage, head the research and WAIT until marriage to live with your significant other. Take this as your “Caution” sign on the road of life.
To read more: http://marriage.rutgers.edu/Publications/swlt2.pdf
Did you know that in a recent national survey 66% of high school senior boys and 61% of girls indicated that they “agreed” or “mostly agreed” with this statement: “it is usually a good idea for a couple to live together before getting married in order to find out whether they really get along.”
What a crazy statistic considering this quote from Rutgers University: “It is hard to believe that across America, only 30 years ago, living together for unmarried heterosexual couples was against the law.” Did you even know that?
The truth is that living together (or cohabiting…meaning “co” – with, and “habit” – live) does NOT help to prepare you for marriage or decrease your chance of divorce. In fact, it does the complete opposite, your risk for divorce increases by 46%!
Here are some other harmful affects of living together before marriage:
- Increased risk of domestic violence for women, and the risk of physical and sexual abuse for children
- Increased risk of depression (by 3 times!)
- Lowered levels of happiness and wellbeing than married couples
If you value yourself and your future marriage, head the research and WAIT until marriage to live with your significant other. Take this as your “Caution” sign on the road of life.
To read more: http://marriage.rutgers.edu/Publications/swlt2.pdf
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