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01-12-2011 | Empirical Research

Defining a Moment in History: Parent Communication with Adolescents About September 11, 2001

Auteurs: Tara M. Stoppa, Laura Wray-Lake, Amy K. Syvertsen, Constance Flanagan

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 12/2011

Abstract

Parents play an important role in helping their children process and interpret significant sociohistorical events. However, little is known about how parents frame these experiences or the specific social, cultural, and civic messages they may communicate about the event. In this study, we examined self-reported communication of parents from six communities in the United States with their adolescents about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Parents’ (N = 972) open-ended responses about September 11th were analyzed to assess whether communication with their adolescents occurred and for thematic content. Results revealed marked variability in parents’ communication and suggest that many parents used September 11th as an opportunity to impart sociocultural, emotional, and civic messages. Identifying the diversity in parents’ responses aligns with the tenets of Terror Management Theory and provides insights into the roles of parents in translating pivotal historical moments. Collectively, these findings yield important implications for civic socialization.

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Titel: Defining a Moment in History: Parent Communication with Adolescents About September 11, 2001
Auteurs: Tara M. Stoppa
Laura Wray-Lake
Amy K. Syvertsen
Constance Flanagan
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 12/2011
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-011-9676-0

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