https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from Annenberg Public Policy Center When mothers engage in frequent sexual discussions with their teenagers but fail to express clear disapproval of teenagers’ sexual involvement, their efforts are more likely to result in greater risky sexual involvement by their teen, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study was conducted by Atika Khurana, postdoctoral fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Elizabeth C. Cooksey, Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center for Human Resource Research at the Ohio State University. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-maternal-sexual-adolescent-risky-behaviors.html Pediatrics Tue, 22 May 2012 07:35:14 EDT news256890870