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Parent-adolescent communication.

P Noller, S Bagi

    Journal of Adolescence
    |June 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    This study developed a parent-adolescent communication questionnaire. Adolescents communicate more with mothers than fathers, except on politics, with daughters self-disclosing more to mothers.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Family Studies
    • Communication Research

    Background:

    • Effective parent-adolescent communication is crucial for development.
    • Existing measures may not capture the nuances of communication processes and content.
    • Understanding communication patterns informs interventions and strengthens family relationships.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a comprehensive questionnaire for assessing parent-adolescent communication.
    • To measure both the process (e.g., frequency, self-disclosure) and content (e.g., general principles, intrafamily references) of communication.
    • To examine differences in communication based on parent-adolescent gender and relationship dynamics.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a six-point scale questionnaire assessing six process dimensions and fourteen content areas.

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  • Adolescents and parents rated communication interactions using the developed scales.
  • Discriminant analysis was employed to analyze communication patterns based on gender and relationship variables.

    • Main Results:

    • Adolescents reported higher communication frequency and self-disclosure with mothers compared to fathers across most topics.
    • Politics emerged as the sole topic where adolescents communicated more with fathers.
    • Mothers demonstrated greater accuracy in predicting adolescents' communication perceptions than fathers.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed questionnaire provides a robust tool for studying parent-adolescent communication.
    • Communication patterns reveal significant gender differences, with a general tendency towards greater openness with mothers.
    • Findings highlight the importance of considering both process and content in family communication research.