Baseline pretest

3 months follow-up^§

6 months follow-up^§

Frequency of youth asking parents for generic advice

n = 43   F (2, 84) = .77

1.44 (.18)

1.65 (.15)

n = 38   F (2, 74) = 3.50

1.32 (.20)

1.84 (.15)^*

Frequency of youth initiating conversations about reproductive health topics^†

n = 43   F (2, 84) = 6.90

.58 (.12)

1.14 (.12)^**

n = 39   F (2, 76) = 1.71

.69 (.13)

.95 (.12)

Frequency of parents initiating conversations about reproductive health^†

n = 43   F (2, 84) = 3.45

.84 (.12)

1.14 (.12)^*

n = 39   F (2, 76) = 5.02

.85 (.13)

1.28 (.13)^**

Change in the number of reproductive health topics discussed

n = 43    F (2, 84) = 21.01

9.81 (1.01)

14.44 (.72)^***

n = 39   F (2, 76) = 23.10

9.67 (1.05)

14.28 (.88)^***

Percent of relationship topics discussed

n = 43   F (2, 84)= 2.20

65.12 (4.83)

71.32 (4.40)

n = 39   F (2, 76) = 6.87

59.83 (5.22)

75.21 (4.54)^**

Percent of puberty topics discussed

n = 43   F (2, 84) = 7.40

48.84 (5.04)

63.72 (3.72)^**

n = 39    F (2, 76) = 9.56

53.33 (5.11)

70.26 (4.08)^***

Percent of reproductive health topics discussed

n = 43   F (2, 84) = 14.20

46.90 (5.93)

72.87 (4.30)^***

n = 39   F (2, 76) = 12.35

46.15 (6.17)

71.80 (4.98)^***

Percent of birth control topics discussed

n = 43   F (2, 84) = 18.53

33.72 (5.76)

63.95 (5.30)^***

n = 38   F (2, 74) = 13.80

31.58 (5.94)

57.24 (6.32)^***

Percent of STI topics discussed

n = 43   F (2, 84) = 15.58

41.90 (6.94)

72.87 (5.50)^***

n = 38   F (2, 74) = 11.70

41.23 (7.30)

64.04 (6.50)^***

Parents’ perceived connectedness with their child^‡

n = 42   F (2, 82) = 3.88

7.74 (.22)

8.17 (.20)^*

n = 37   F (2, 72) = 3.35

7.89 (.24)

8.41 (.21)^*