La comunicación asertiva de las familias y su influencia en la conducta sexual de los adolescentes de 15 a 17 años

Abstract

Communication in families, employs an important factor in adolescent development. Risky sexual behaviors during this stage have adverse effects on their health, therefore, this bibliographic review work will identify the sexual behaviors of adolescents and the assertive communication that the family maintains them. The research will have a qualitative approach, the instruments that will be the documentary analysis technique, of the main scientific articles, using databases and Metasearch engines such as Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet, Google Scholar, ProQuest and Journal Health. With the results obtained from all the scientific articles, it was possible to show the adolescent maintains a better communication with the mother regarding sexuality. Similarly, the use of condoms was identified as a method of contraception, used mostly by adolescents who maintain assertive family communication. Likewise, the sexual behaviors of adolescents were categorized into: age of initiation, use of contraceptives, number of sexual partners and sexual relations under the influence of psychotropic substances.