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29-03-2023 | Original Paper

Can We Talk?: An Exploratory Examination of Communication Patterns Between Emerging Adults and their Parents

Auteurs: Jerica M. Berge, Melissa Simone, Marla E. Eisenberg, Katie Loth, Nancy E. Sherwood, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 5/2023

Abstract

Given emerging adulthood is a period of increased independence, it is unclear how much contact emerging adults have with their parents, how this communication occurs, and how frequency of communication differs across sociodemographic characteristics. The main aim of this study was to examine communication patterns and modalities between emerging adults and their parents. Data are from an 8-year longitudinal, population-based study of socio-economically and racially/ethnically diverse adolescents followed into emerging adulthood (n = 1539; mean age = 22.1; 53.1% female). Latent profile analysis results supported a 5-class model, in which classes were characterized by patterns of frequency of communication with parents across different modalities. The most common communication modality included medium levels of engagement (i.e., few times/week), with both parents, and was in-person or via the phone (i.e., calls, text messages, email). Results differed by race/ethnicity. Findings from this exploratory study may be useful for supporting positive communication patterns between emerging adults and their parents and may inform what intervention delivery format (e.g., phone, social media-based, in-person) may be more effective for certain parent/emerging adult subgroups engaging in family-based interventions.

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Titel: Can We Talk?: An Exploratory Examination of Communication Patterns Between Emerging Adults and their Parents
Auteurs: Jerica M. Berge
Melissa Simone
Marla E. Eisenberg
Katie Loth
Nancy E. Sherwood
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Publicatiedatum: 29-03-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 5/2023
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02563-7

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