Examining Trends in Parent-Child Communication in Europe Over 12 Years

The aim of this study was to analyze changes in communication with parents about matters of concern to 11- and 13-year olds. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) surveys conducted in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Norwa...

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Published in:The Journal of early adolescence 2012-02, Vol.32 (1), p.26-54
Main Authors: Tabak, Izabela, Mazur, Joanna, Granado Alcón, Maria del Carmen, Örkenyi, Ágota, Zaborskis, Apolinaras, Aasvee, Katrin, Moreno, Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Austria
Behavior Change
Culture
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Family Structure
Finland
Foreign Countries
France
Germany
Health Behavior
Hungary
Intergenerational relationships
Interpersonal communication
Latvia
Lithuania
Multivariate Analysis
Norway
Parent Child Relationship
Parents
Parents & parenting
Poland
Public Policy
Russia
Slovakia
Statistical Analysis
Sweden
Switzerland
Trend Analysis
Variance analysis
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Summary:The aim of this study was to analyze changes in communication with parents about matters of concern to 11- and 13-year olds. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) surveys conducted in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland in 1993/94, 1997/98, 2001/02, and 2005/06 were analyzed by means of cluster analysis and analysis of variance. The results show that in most countries, the percentages of adolescents reporting difficulties in communication with parents increased from 1993/94 to 1997/98, and decreased afterwards. Analyses divided the countries into three groups with similar parent-child communication changes. These groups were neither related to the East-West division, nor to family structure differences. The confirmed cultural convergence between countries implies that family policy allowing parents of teenagers to devote more time to them should get the same priority in Eastern as in Western European countries.
ISSN:0272-4316
1552-5449
DOI:10.1177/0272431611419509