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This study explores how digital-era communication dynamics and public policy awareness shape parent-child dialogue on sexual and reproductive health. Drawing on a cross-sectional survey of 220 university students from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, the research applies multiple linear regression analysis to evaluate the impact of four key variables: comfort in discussing sexuality, awareness of public health policies, frequency of STI-related discussions, and perception of communicative consequences. While parental comfort and STI discussions significantly predict more frequent conversations, public policy awareness and perceived risks show no statistical influence. These findings underscore a persistent disconnection between institutional information and intra-family communication practices. Framed within Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, the results reveal that emotional readiness at the microsystem level outweighs macro-level awareness in shaping communicative behavior. This study contributes to the field of communication and health by emphasizing the need for emotionally grounded, culturally attuned strategies that move beyond policy dissemination to foster open, intergenerational dialogue. It also highlights the role of digital survey tools in capturing nuanced behavioral insights for the design of more effective, context-specific public communication interventions.

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Communication, Culture and Health: Understanding Barriers to Parent-Child Sexual Dialogue Through Regression Analysis

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年

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  • Noé Emmanuel Del-Real-Garcia,
  • María Eugenia Reyes-Pedraza,
  • María Delia Tellez-Castilla

摘要

This study explores how digital-era communication dynamics and public policy awareness shape parent-child dialogue on sexual and reproductive health. Drawing on a cross-sectional survey of 220 university students from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, the research applies multiple linear regression analysis to evaluate the impact of four key variables: comfort in discussing sexuality, awareness of public health policies, frequency of STI-related discussions, and perception of communicative consequences. While parental comfort and STI discussions significantly predict more frequent conversations, public policy awareness and perceived risks show no statistical influence. These findings underscore a persistent disconnection between institutional information and intra-family communication practices. Framed within Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, the results reveal that emotional readiness at the microsystem level outweighs macro-level awareness in shaping communicative behavior. This study contributes to the field of communication and health by emphasizing the need for emotionally grounded, culturally attuned strategies that move beyond policy dissemination to foster open, intergenerational dialogue. It also highlights the role of digital survey tools in capturing nuanced behavioral insights for the design of more effective, context-specific public communication interventions.