A survey measure of 100 items was developed to study the attitudes of a sample of mental health professionals about the sexual socialization of children by their parents. Sexual socialization was defined as the process by which children are exposed to information and attitudes about sexuality through nonverbal and verbal communication expressed or sanctioned by their parents. / Eight rationally derived categories of behavior were examined: Sex Education, Openness of Household, Societal Exposure to Adult Sexuality, Family Exposure to Adult Sexuality, Physical Contact with the Child, Response to the Child's Sexual Activity, Child as a Sexual Object, Sexual Prohibitions. Respondents were asked to apply to each item a label of Appropriate, Inappropriate, or Conditionally Appropriate depending upon the age of the child and/or the sex-pair of the child and parent involved. / Seventy-two psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers in an urban pediatric center and an affiliated child guidance center completed the survey and a demographic checklist. Statistical analyses were completed to describe the respondents' attitudes. Respondents were able to make statistically significant selections among the response choices for 99 of the 100 items. Across the eight behavior categories different distributions of response choice use were observed and described. Hierarchical grouping analyses were used to examine the variability across the items and respondents. Four item clusters and three respondent groupings were described. The adequacy of the survey methodology and directions for future research were discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-03, Section: B, page: 0928. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75091 |
| Contributors | SINK, MARY FRANCES., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 129 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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