Table 2.

Correlations of Paternal Perception of Son’s Readiness for Sex, Adolescent Age, and Paternal Perception of Son’s Sexual Activity

Factors related to conversation about condom use1234
1 Paternal perception of son’s readiness for sex1.00
2 Adolescent age0.121.00
3 Paternal perception of son’s sexual activity0.36a0.20a1.00
4 Adolescent report of sexual activity0.25a0.21a0.61a1.00
  • Note: Pearson/point-biserial correlation coefficients are shown.

  • a P <0.01 (2-tailed).