Adolescent Information Management with Parents and Siblings

与父母和兄弟姐妹一起进行青少年信息管理

• 批准号: 1451757
• 负责人: Nicole Campione-Barr
• 金额: $ 27.31万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1451757&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Adolescent; Information; Management; Parents; Siblings

Children whose parents are knowledgeable about their children's activities tend to have better outcomes, with reduced delinquency. It is commonly believed that most parental knowledge about their children's activities comes through active efforts of parents to monitor or solicit information from their children. Recent research indicates that voluntary disclosure of information, not parental monitoring or solicitation, is most predictive of how much parents know about their children's activities. The current research investigates two additional questions about how disclosure within families relates to adolescent well-being. First, do siblings within a family show similar patterns of disclosure with their parents? Second, does disclosure between siblings, as well as between children and parents, impact adolescent well-being? Parent-adolescent relationships do not occur within a vacuum; the broader family system and adolescents' roles within it may influence these processes. Through the use of a three-year longitudinal study of first- and second-born siblings during adolescence (and their parents), the research team aims to investigate the developmental processes involved in adolescent disclosure within the broader family system. Specifically, the differences in frequency of disclosure and the topic domains about which adolescents disclose to parents versus siblings will be examined, as well as family demographic and sibling relationship variables which may influence this process. Possible positive and negative individual adjustment outcomes associated with adolescent disclosure to siblings, separate from those associations with disclosure to parents will also be examined. The research team will also conduct family communication workshops through partnerships with local PTA and community groups within the mid-Missouri area. The sessions will focus on how best to create a family environment that encourages adolescents to disclose information about their daily lives and activities. Such an environment should increase trust within multiple family relationships, generally strengthen the family bond, and be protective for adolescent adjustment.

父母了解孩子活动的孩子往往会取得更好的成绩，犯罪率也会降低。 人们普遍认为，大多数家长对孩子活动的了解都来自于父母积极努力监控或向孩子征求信息。 最近的研究表明，自愿披露信息，而不是父母的监督或征求，最能预测父母对孩子活动的了解程度。 目前的研究调查了另外两个问题，即家庭内部的披露与青少年的福祉有何关系。首先，家庭中的兄弟姐妹是否表现出与父母相似的披露模式？其次，兄弟姐妹之间以及孩子和父母之间的披露是否会影响青少年的福祉？父母与青少年的关系并不是在真空中发生的。更广泛的家庭系统和青少年在其中的角色可能会影响这些过程。 通过对青春期第一和第二出生的兄弟姐妹（及其父母）进行为期三年的纵向研究，研究小组旨在调查更广泛的家庭系统中青少年披露所涉及的发展过程。 具体来说，将检查青少年向父母和兄弟姐妹透露的频率和主题领域的差异，以及可能影响这一过程的家庭人口和兄弟姐妹关系变量。 与青少年向兄弟姐妹披露信息相关的可能的积极和消极的个人调整结果也将受到审查，与向父母披露的那些关系分开。研究小组还将通过与密苏里州中部地区当地 PTA 和社区团体的合作，举办家庭沟通研讨会。会议将重点讨论如何最好地创造一个家庭环境，鼓励青少年披露有关他们日常生活和活动的信息。 这样的环境应该增加多个家庭关系中的信任，总体上加强家庭纽带，并为青少年的适应提供保护。