Dating and disclosure: Adolescent management of information regarding romantic involvement

被引:41
作者
Daddis, Christopher [1 ]
Randolph, Danielle [2 ]
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Psychol, Marion, OH 43302 USA
[2] Bowling Green State Univ, Dept Intervent Serv, Bowling Green, OH 43403 USA
关键词
Child disclosure; Romantic involvement; Autonomy development; PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE; GENDER DIFFERENCES; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; SELF-DISCLOSURE; CLOSE FRIENDS; CONCEPTIONS; MOTHERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.05.002
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Voluntary disclosure regarding romantic involvement was examined in a sample of 222 middle and late adolescents (124 female adolescents, M = 16.19 years). Disclosure was described with three empirically derived, conceptually meaningful composites that pertained to identity/choice of romantic partner, everyday expression of romantic relationship, and parental supervision/sexual contact. Disclosure regarding identity/choice and expression was greater for females than for males and mothers were targets more than were fathers. Older adolescents disclosed less regarding supervision/sex than did younger adolescents. Trust was positively associated with disclosure, particularly for females when considering supervision issues. Assessment of adolescents' beliefs regarding act's potential for self-harm and consequences to others illuminated adolescents' reasoning regarding disclosure and nondisclosure. Potential harm was positively associated with disclosure regarding supervision/sex issues. The potential for an activity to affect other people was positively associated with disclosure regarding identity/choice and expression for middle adolescents but not for late adolescents. (C) 2009 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:309 / 320
页数:12
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