Emerging adult confidants’ judgments of parental openness: disclosure quality and post-disclosure relational closeness

Donovan, Erin Eileen; Thompson, Charee M.; LeFebvre, Leah E.; Tollison, Andrew C.

doi:10.1080/03637751.2015.1119867

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“…Another study found that a more rapid increase in parent-adolescent conflict, but not closeness, was associated with sex initiation by the age of 15 years (McElwain & Bub, 2018). Taken together, these findings could suggest that youths who perceive their caregivers as more willing to provide them with key information and more willing to treat them as peers may be more likely to disclose sensitive information to their parents leading to a greater degree of closeness and trust (Donovan, Thompson, LeFebvre, & Tollison, 2017).…”

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How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects

Ritchwood

Metzger

Powell

et al. 2018

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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This study examined the relationship between pubertal development and type of caregiver-adolescent communication about sex (CACS) among 441 African American caregivers participating in an intervention trial in rural North Carolina. We assessed CACS about general sexual health topics and positive aspects of sexuality. Caregivers’ attitudes and self-efficacy for CACS, and open communication style were examined as potential mediators. Caregivers engaged in low levels of communication about sex regardless of type. Among caregivers of males, pubertal development was associated with greater communication about general sexual health, which was mediated by self-efficacy for CACS. Among caregivers of females, pubertal development was associated with less communication about general and positive sexual health topics; however, there were no mediating factors. These findings highlight the predictors of CACS among young men and women after pubertal onset. Age appropriate, practical guidance for initiating CACS may be critical for ensuring caregiver talk about sex.

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How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects

Ritchwood

Metzger

Powell

et al. 2018

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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“…Adolescent disclosure is also associated with greater parental warmth and relational closeness perhaps due, for example, to the greater shared sense of connection that follows from this (Padilla-Walker and Daye, 2019). In turn, parental openness and disclosure also predict increased relational closeness with emerging adults (Donovan et al, 2017).…”

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A Scoping Review of the Factors That Influence Families’ Ability or Capacity to Provide Young People With Emotional Support Over the Transition to Adulthood

Stapley

Vainieri

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Front. Psychol.

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The transition to adulthood is typically marked by changes in relationships with family members, peers, and romantic partners. Despite this, the family often maintains a prominent role in young adults’ lives. A scoping review was conducted to identify the factors that influence families’ ability or capacity to provide young people with emotional support during the transition to adulthood, and to understand the gaps in this research area. Title and abstract searches were conducted from January 2007 to February 2021 in multiple databases, including PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and Sociological Abstracts. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were also conducted with stakeholders (professionals from relevant sectors/working within this field). In total, 277 articles were eligible for inclusion in the review. Following data extraction, 19 factors were identified. Factors with the most research (more than 20 articles) included: family proximity or co-residence; mental health; sex or gender differences; and family communication. Factors with less research included: societal context; young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity; social networks; and adverse life events. Gaps in the research area were also identified, including methodological issues (e.g., lack of mixed methods and longitudinal study designs), a disproportionate focus on the parent–child relationship, and a lack of contextually situated research. Our findings indicate that future research in this area could benefit from taking an intersectional, multi-method approach, with a focus on the whole family and diverse samples.

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“…A child's age may also influence perspectives about the appropriateness of parental disclosures. Most studies on parental disclosures have sampled adolescents (e.g., Afifi et al, ; Afifi, Afifi, & Coho, ; Koerner et al, ; Lichtwarck‐Aschoff et al, ) or young adults (e.g., Afifi, ; Donovan et al, ). Studies comparing disclosures made to children of different ages have found that parental disclosures made to younger children may be judged more harshly than disclosures made to older children, particularly when disclosures are considered developmentally inappropriate (Afifi et al, ).…”

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“…Parental disclosures are defined as parents' verbal messages that reveal personal, private, or previously unknown information to their children (Donovan, Thompson, LeFebvre, & Tollison, 2016). Such disclosures are important in parent-child relationships, yet research findings about the effects of them on child development and family relationships are mixed.…”

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“…Parents' disclosures also may be helpful in the event that they offer children the opportunity to learn more about their parents, gain knowledge about themselves, or better understand family rules, roles, and values (Dolgin, ; Koerner, Wallace, Lehman, & Escalante, ). Parental disclosures can also foster intimacy between parents and children and increase the quality of parent–child relationships (Arditti, ; Donovan et al, ), as well as facilitate children's sense of equality in parent–child relationships, which is more important as children become older (Arditti, ). Children who have positive views of parental disclosures are often appreciative of their parents' openness and honesty (Afifi & McManus, ; Xiao, Li, & Stanton, 2010).…”

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Attitudes Toward Parental Disclosures to Children and Adolescents by Divorced and Married Parents

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Objective To examine individuals' attitudes about parental disclosures to children. Background Parents' disclosures can either help or hinder children's coping with family‐related stressors. Knowing what is appropriate to disclose, however, is not always clear. Method We examined judgments about parental disclosures using a mixed‐methods approach. In 18 factorial vignettes, information about a parent's marital status and gender and a child's age and gender were randomly varied; a convenience sample of 561 individuals evaluated the appropriateness of parental disclosures. An open‐ended question asked respondents to explain their answers. Results Quantitative data indicated that children's ages and parents' gender affected attitudes about disclosures, but parents' marital status and children's gender did not. Qualitative responses indicated that participants were concerned about parental disclosures putting children in the middle of parents' problems. Disclosures about sexual issues were considered inappropriate for school‐aged children but appropriate for adolescents. Conclusion There is consensus on evaluations of the appropriateness of specific parental disclosures. Negative disclosures are perceived as potentially harmful to offspring regardless of parents' marital status. Some topics are seen as more acceptable to disclose to adolescents than to younger children, and evaluations of specific disclosures differ for fathers and mothers. Implications A better understanding of how people evaluate parental disclosures may be useful to family therapists, parent educators, and others who work with families.

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Emerging adult confidants’ judgments of parental openness: disclosure quality and post-disclosure relational closeness

Cited by 20 publications

References 61 publications

How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects

How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects

A Scoping Review of the Factors That Influence Families’ Ability or Capacity to Provide Young People With Emotional Support Over the Transition to Adulthood

Attitudes Toward Parental Disclosures to Children and Adolescents by Divorced and Married Parents

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