Kelley B R, Beauchesne M A, Babington L M, Christensen M H, Patsdaughter C A
College of Nursing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
J Pediatr Health Care. 1999 Jul-Aug;13(4):166-72. doi: 10.1016/S0891-5245(99)90035-4.
The media have suggested that the President Clinton crisis, as publicized by the Starr Report, has had detrimental effects on school-age children. Parents, too, have been concerned that their children are confused about the presidential controversies involving dishonesty, mistrust, betrayal, infidelity, and misuse of authority. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and reactions of school-age children to information surrounding the President Clinton situation, as well as parents' perceptions of their children's knowledge and reactions.
A descriptive, qualitative design was used in this study. Data collection took place during the 2-week period following publication of the 1998 Starr Report. Fifty-one parents and 67 school-age children were interviewed using semi-structured interview guides with 5 open-ended questions addressing the President Clinton situation.
Major themes that emerged from children's interviews were lying, getting caught, infidelity, and role modeling. Parents' awareness of their children's knowledge regarding the President Clinton situation varied; few were aware of the depth of knowledge their children had, nor had they discussed this situation with their children.
Findings have relevance for nurse practitioners as they support parents in listening to and talking with their children about tough issues such as morality and sexuality in the context of real life events.
媒体认为，由斯塔尔报告曝光的克林顿总统危机对学龄儿童产生了不利影响。家长们也担心自己的孩子对涉及不诚实、不信任、背叛、不忠和滥用权力的总统争议感到困惑。本研究的目的是探讨学龄儿童对围绕克林顿总统事件的信息的认知和反应，以及家长对其孩子的了解和反应的认知。
本研究采用描述性定性设计。数据收集在1998年斯塔尔报告发布后的两周内进行。使用半结构化访谈指南对51名家长和67名学龄儿童进行了访谈，该指南有5个开放式问题，涉及克林顿总统事件。
儿童访谈中出现的主要主题是说谎、被抓、不忠和榜样作用。家长对孩子关于克林顿总统事件的了解程度各不相同；很少有人意识到孩子了解的深度，他们也没有和孩子讨论过这个事件。
这些发现对执业护士具有重要意义，因为他们在现实生活事件的背景下，支持家长倾听并与孩子谈论诸如道德和性等棘手问题。
