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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"parent-adolescent communication"”.
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Adolescent Perceptions of Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Pregnancy
Identification of adolescent perceptions of parent-adolescent communication, a significant factor in family functioning and connectedness, is important if effective interventions are to be provided by health care professionals related to decreasing the number as well as the adverse effects of …
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Parent-adolescent communication and relationships in the context of childhood cancer
… daunting as they are important for children and adolescents and their parents to discuss with each other while navigating feelings of vulnerability and grief. Research has illuminated parents’ and children’s desires to protect one another from difficult conversations and the impacts of effective …
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The Relationship Between Sexuality-Based Parent-Adolescent Communication And Overall Sexual Health Among Selected Undergraduate Students
… the plethora of changes that occur during the adolescent stage of life, individuals begin to gain a more thorough and profound understanding of the sexuality aspect of being. Parents and/or appropriate adult guardians have been shown to be indispensable in fostering the sexuality-related …
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Examining Family Structure and Parenting Processes as Predictors of Delinquency in African-American Adolescent Females
This study employed a sample of African-American adolescent females from intact (n=279) and non-intact (n=219) families to examine the relationship between parenting processes (parental monitoring, parent-adolescent communication, parent-adolescent attachment, authoritative parenting) and …
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Family Communication between Parents and AYAs in the Childhood Cancer Context
<p>Problem and Purpose: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are a population with unique age-specific characteristics and often neglected therapeutic needs. Specifically, Korean AYAs with cancer reported greater level of stress that comes from unique cultural and societal …
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HIV prevention communication in families affected by HIV/AIDS
Introduction: Parents have been considered an underutilized resource for educating children about HIV prevention. Parents and other family members can play a critical role in prevention efforts by using effective parenting practices, communicating their values and expectations, and modeling …
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Stressors, resources, and parent-child relationships of reentry students in a metropolitan area
… Change in student stressors, resources, and parent-child relationships were explored and demographic characteristics were described. In addition, predictors of parent child relationship (PCR) were investigated. A sample of 111 students beginning degree programs at one of four metropolitan …
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Examining Adolescent Drinking and Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Monitoring, Communication, and Parenting Style in a Rural Setting
Research has found that adolescent substance use is highly prevalent in both urban and rural populations and that parenting processes can affect adolescent substance use. The majority of the research pertains to adolescents in urban populations, however. This study explores how adolescents' …
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Examining the relationship between adolescent sexual risk-taking and adolescents' perceptions of monitoring, communication, and parenting styles in the home
… of Rodgers (1999) on the relationship between parenting processes and adolescent sexual risk-taking. Parenting behaviors considering were parental monitoring, parent-adolescent communication, and parenting styles. Sexual risk-taking was determined by assessing number of lifetime sexual partners …
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Student perceptions of parent-adolescent closeness and communication about sexuality : relations with sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
Both educators and parents are concerned with how best to shape sexual development because of the myriad personal and social complications that can occur for adolescents along with becoming sexually active. Many variables have been shown individually to influence sexuality. Of specific interest in …
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The Relationship between Family Functioning and Adolescent Substance Use
… which exists between the predictor variables of adolescent's perception of family adaptation, cohesion, and communication, parental use of substances, adolescent age and gender and the criterion variables of adolescent behavioral intention and self-reported use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit …
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"""Daddy's Girl"" and ""Big Man on Campus:"" Turning Points in the Development of Parent-Adolescent Relationships"
Both the overall quality of parent-adolescent relationships and the changes that occur in parent-child relationships during adolescence have implications for adolescents’ overall adjustment and well-being. Developing autonomy from their parents is one outcome that children negotiate during …
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The effects of congruence in mother-adolescent communication, dyadic relationships, and adolescent self-image on adolescent person perception
… proposed model was developed to investigate how adolescent person perception is influenced by congruence between the mother and adolescent in: (a) communication, (b) dyadic relationships, and (c) adolescent self-image. One hundred forty-six mother-adolescent dyads participated in the study. …
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Intergenerational Patterns of Sexual Risk Among Adolescents and Their Mothers
… is starkly limited. Family context, namely parent-adolescent communication, may largely influence adolescent sexual risk. The purpose of this study was to investigate intergenerational patterns of sexual risk by determining the relationship between maternal sexual risk and adolescent sexual …
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Self-images of selected groups of adopted and non-adopted adolescents
Family functioning has been an important part of adolescent self-image formation, according to many family therapy theorists. The aspects of family functioning that are the most positive in influencing self-image formation have not been specifically diagnosed, particularly as they apply to adoptive …
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The relationship between adolescent identity formation and social network site use
A majority of American adolescents use social network sites. Many adolescents access these sites multiple times a day. On these sites, adolescents engage in self-presentation by creating and managing personal profiles and by posting updates and photos. Past research has explored how much …
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Variation in age at menarche and adult reproductive function: the role of energetic and psychosocial stressors
… proxy of childhood stressors and correlated with adolescent and adult reproductive function. This research seeks to understand the connections between childhood environments, pubertal timing, and adult reproductive function, and I specifically 1) identify a need for including social support …