Parents ASSIST: Acceptability and Feasibility of a Video-Based Educational Series for Sexuality-Inclusive Communication between Parents and Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Sons

Dalmacio D. Flores, Kate Hennessy, Andre Rosario, Jamie Chung, Sarah Wood, Trace Kershaw, Antonia Villarruel and Jose Bauermeister
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Dalmacio D. Flores: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Kate Hennessy: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Andre Rosario: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Jamie Chung: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Sarah Wood: Craig A. Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Trace Kershaw: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Antonia Villarruel: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Jose Bauermeister: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) between the ages of 13 and 24 are a key population for HIV prevention. The parents of gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) adolescent males and the sex communication they have with their sons has yet to be explored as an HIV prevention intervention. We developed an online video series called Parents ASSIST (Advancing Supportive and Sexuality-Inclusive Sex Talks) to educate parents about sexual health topics pertinent to GBQ males. We pilot tested the series with a sample of 54 parents of GBQ males using a single-group post-test design. Participants viewed the videos and completed a survey measuring the acceptability and feasibility of an online video series to educate parents. Most of the parents (70.4%) believed that the videos would make parents more likely to initiate talking about sex with their sons. The results suggest that online videos are an acceptable way for parents to learn about GBQ sexual health topics.

Keywords: HIV prevention; online intervention; MSM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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