University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies, 5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA.
University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2018 Dec;47(12):2569-2583. doi: 10.1007/s10964-018-0896-4. Epub 2018 Jul 20.
Research indicates that parents' solicitation and adolescents' disclosure of information are negatively associated with adjustment problems (depressive symptoms and conduct problems). However, few studies examine the bidirectional associations between these variables with early adolescents in the United States or the race/ethnic group differences in these bidirectional associations. We examined cross-lagged associations and race/ethnic group differences between parents' solicitation, adolescents' disclosure and adjustment problems among 209 non-Hispanic White (61.2%) and Hispanic (38.8%) early adolescents (67.5% female) across a 1-year period. The findings indicated that adolescents' disclosure was negatively associated with subsequent depressive symptoms, while parents' solicitation was positively associated with subsequent depressive symptoms. No significant race/ethnic group differences were indicated. Family-based interventions should encourage adolescents to disclose information to parent(s) due to its promotive capabilities.
研究表明，父母对青少年信息的询问和青少年对信息的披露与青少年的适应问题（抑郁症状和行为问题）呈负相关。然而，很少有研究在美国青少年早期或不同种族/民族群体中检验这些变量之间的双向关联，以及这些双向关联的种族/民族群体差异。我们考察了 209 名非西班牙裔白人（61.2%）和西班牙裔（38.8%）青少年（67.5%为女性）在一年时间里父母询问、青少年披露和适应问题之间的交叉滞后关联和种族/民族群体差异。研究结果表明，青少年的披露与随后的抑郁症状呈负相关，而父母的询问与随后的抑郁症状呈正相关。没有表明存在显著的种族/民族群体差异。基于家庭的干预措施应该鼓励青少年向父母披露信息，因为这有助于促进青少年的健康发展。
