Parental Communication Research Articles

The Role Of Interpersonal Communication Of Parents In Building Religious Character In The Technological Era

Communication is a key element in maintaining harmony between parents and children, as parents are the first teachers of their children. Therefore, parents must set a good example to shape their children's religious character, enabling them to face various negative impacts in the digital era. One of the most commonly used forms of communication in this relationship is interpersonal communication, where interactions occur directly and allow immediate feedback from the other party. This study employs a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation conducted by the researcher. The theoretical framework used in this study is the encoding-decoding theory by Stuart Hall. The results of the study show that the interpersonal communication conducted by parents with their children involves gradually providing understanding and giving concrete examples, making it easier for the child to comprehend. The message is then processed by the child, resulting in diverse responses, which ultimately contribute to the development of a religious character.

Parental Communication Patterns Towards Children with Special Needs During Puberty in Malalayang District, Manado City

Children are a gift that must be guarded, cared for and educated. Children who are born in a healthy or normal condition are the pride of parents. However, in reality there are still parents who have children who experience obstacles, disorders and delays in mental and physical growth called Children with Special Needs. The challenge is when children start to enter puberty, children will enter adolescence at this age, of course it will affect their physical and mental, for example, girls are marked by menstruation or menstruation. Conditions like this affect not only children but also parents. Because automatically parents must go directly to help. Unlike boys, physical changes do not have a big impact. Based on the characteristics of psychological growth, ABK is actually almost the same as normal children, for example, emotionally, the instinct to sympathize with others or the opposite sex is there. It's just that self-control is limited. For that, children with special needs in adolescence must continue to receive supervision from parents who must be more intensive in accompanying and even controlling children's actions. Based on the above phenomenon, the researcher is interested in conducting further research and this study is entitled Interpersonal Communication Patterns of Parents and Children with Special Needs During Puberty in Malalayang District. The aim is to find out how the communication patterns of parents who have children with special needs with the type of intellectual disability. Using the theory of Interpersonal Communication from Joseph Devito using qualitative methods and purposive sampling techniques where the informants needed in this study are parents who have adolescent children with special needs in Malalayang District, Manado City.

Substance use among Latinx youth: The roles of sociocultural influences, family factors, and childhood adversity.

Substance use among youth is associated with adverse consequences and may increase vulnerability to addiction and psychiatric disorders later in life. Sociocultural factors such as discrimination have been associated with substance use, while positive cultural resources, such as enculturation and familism, have demonstrated protective outcomes. However, few studies have highlighted how family factors influence substance use among Latinx youth during their transition from adolescence to young adulthood. This study used longitudinal data to explore the associations between sociocultural factors, family factors, childhood adversity, and substance use among Latinx youth. The data were from a longitudinal study of acculturation and substance use among Latinx youth in Southern California (n = 1257, 52.1% female, mixed socioeconomic status). The average age was 14.5 (SD = 0.39). Data collection began in 2005 and ended in 2016. Hierarchical regression models showed that discrimination was associated with higher problematic alcohol susceptibility. Childhood adversity was associated with higher odds of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use. Parental communication was associated with lower odds of problematic alcohol and marijuana use. To promote youth well-being, preventive efforts should prioritize reducing childhood adversity and discrimination, while fostering positive family relationships. Overall, our findings suggest the need for interventions targeting various systemic levels to effectively address substance use among Latinx youth.

Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth.

Early sexual onset contributes to poor health outcomes through the life course. We use the social behavioral model to examine the behaviors and attitudes associated with early sexual onset and the intention to delay sex in middle school youth. Youth in rural communities with high rates of hepatitis C and HIV filled out a survey prior to implementation of an evidence-based sex education program. Participants were asked if they had ever had sex and whether they planned to abstain from sex until the end of high school. We collected demographics, attitudes about abstinence, agency for sexual refusal, parent communication, sexual health knowledge, and history of system involvement. Logistic regression was utilized to examine factors associated with each outcome. Our sample included 6,799 students, 12.7 years old ± 0.9 and 50.3% female. 5.1% had ever had sex and 73.9% planned to abstain until the end of high school. Early sexual onset was associated with older age, negative attitudes toward abstinence, lower agency for sexual refusal, more frequent parent communication about sex, history of child welfare, and history of juvenile involvement. Planning to abstain until the end of high school was associated with being younger, female, positive attitudes toward abstinence, higher agency for sexual refusal, less communication with parents about sex, more communication with parents about relationships, not having a history of foster involvement, and not having a history of juvenile involvement. Age, agency, and parent communication were all associated with both outcomes. Our findings highlight the importance of early comprehensive, trauma-informed sex education.

Model Komunikasi Orang Tua untuk Kecerdasan Emosional dan Spiritual Anak dalam Membangun Generasi Emas di Medan

Abstract The Golden Generation is a generation that has high intelligence, character and competitiveness. One important factor in forming the Golden Generation is to provide children with emotional and spiritual intelligence. This emotional and spiritual intelligence will help children develop themselves as a whole and be able to face various challenges in life. Parental communication has an important role in child development, including the development of emotional and spiritual intelligence. An effective parental communication model can help children in several ways, including: 1. Developing self-confidence 2. Learning to manage emotions 3. Building positive relationships with other people 4. Developing moral and spiritual values. This research uses qualitative method with a case study approach. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with parents and children in Medan. The research results show that there are several models of parental communication that are effective in building children's emotional and spiritual intelligence in Medan. Some of these models include: 1. Open and honest communication 2. Communication that is full of love and attention 3. Communication that provides support and encouragement 4. Communication that is based on moral and spiritual values ​​Effective parental communication models have a role important in forming the emotional and spiritual intelligence of children in Medan. By giving children emotional and spiritual intelligence, we can help them develop themselves holistically and be able to face various challenges in life. This will ultimately contribute to the formation of a Golden Generation in Medan.

Teaching Across Culture: Insights from Teachers of Indigenous Elementary Pupils at Gigaquit, Surigao Del Norte: A Narrative Inquiry

This qualitative study delved into the experiences of Mamanwa Tribe teachers educating indigenous elementary students in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte. Utilizing narrative inquiry and categorical-content analysis, the study highlighted two key themes: the considerable challenges faced by these teachers (such as language barriers and student absenteeism) and the strategies they employed to overcome them (including home visits and parental communication). The findings underscore the necessity for a multi-faceted approach from educational authorities to address these challenges and provide support for teachers in indigenous communities. Recommendations include increased scholarship opportunities and encouragement for indigenous learners to enter the teaching profession, thereby strengthening the ranks of indigenous educators.

Exploring Message Framing's Impact on Parent-Child Communication about Sport-Related Concussions in Youth Sports

Recognizing the pivotal role parents play in shaping their children’s attitudes and behaviors regarding sport-related concussions (SRCs), this study investigates message framing on parents’ intentions to discuss SRCs with their children. More specifically, parents were encouraged to talk to their children about the importance of recognizing SRCs and well as reporting them to their coach. In doing so, one message emphasized the benefits of youth athletes recognizing and reporting SRCs and the other highlighted the barriers. Among 249 parents with a child between the ages of 9 and 15, parents perceived benefits to SRC communication positively predicted communication intentions, while SRC knowledge and barriers had no effect. Knowledge interacted with both barriers and benefits to predict parent communication intentions. The study underscores the importance of carefully crafted messaging promoting parent-child SRC communication, highlighting the need for interventions emphasizing parents to initiate conversations about SRC with their child by highlighting the benefits of child reporting and recognizing SRCs. The results are discussed with an emphasis on the practical implications of these findings with a focus on promotional efforts aimed at parents and youth coaches.

Teaching Parents via Online Asynchronous Training to Use Speech-Generating Devices with Their Autistic Children: A Pilot Study.

Background/Objectives: Telepractice interventions have been found to alleviate barriers families face when seeking communication interventions. This study is a multiple-baseline single-subject design that measures parent communication opportunities and parent responsiveness to determine if parent training through online modules created for parents of children with communication support needs can be effective for training parents of autistic children with communication support needs. Methods: This study replicates work by utilizing online training used as well as the same variables and definitions. This study expands the original study by providing the children with speech-generating devices (SGDs). SGDs are an assistive technology tool to increase language production and give access to language to minimally verbal autistic people. A central difference between this study and study is that the only training parents received was the online modules and written instructions to set up the SGD. Results: Overall, the POWR modules appear to positively impact the communication opportunities provided by the parent during play and activities, increase child communication, and improve parent proficiency in implementing the POWR strategy. Conclusions: There is a need for a larger single-case study or a randomized control trial to replicate these findings. Additional instruction may be needed for parents of children with autism around responsive interactions. This study adds to innovative ways of providing family-centered training and access to AAC for those with barriers to service.

Development of Meaningful Learning from Family-School Integration

The research shows the results of a study carried out on family-school integration as a foundation for meaningful learning in secondary basic education students, belonging to the official sector in the Colombian Caribbean region. The type of research was descriptive, with a deductive rationalist approach and a mixed or complementary paradigm. The sample was made up of sixty-four (64) students in their final year of high school and twenty-four (24) parents and/or guardians, to whom a survey was applied, eleven (11) teachers and one (1) director of the educational institution, consulted through an interview. Once the information was obtained, the triangulation technique was used to cross-reference the opinions, perceptions and beliefs of the actors involved in the comprehensive training of the students. As a result, it was possible to characterize the factors that favor family-school integration, including emotionality, participation, communication, attention and motivation of parents in accompanying their children's academic activities. For their part, schools must organize spaces that promote integration relationships, which represents an alternative to face the dilemmas of the educational context and promote the development of meaningful learning.

It's Not Just What Parents Say, It's Why They Say It: Students' Perceptions of Parents' Motives for Alcohol Communication.

Previous work has investigated parents' reports of motives for communicating with their young adults about alcohol. While parents' self-reported motives may predict intentions to communicate, young adults' perceptions of their parents' motives may be important for understanding young adults' responses to parent alcohol communication. The present study was conducted to explore college students' perceptions of their parents' motives for alcohol communication and to investigate whether perceptions of these motives predict changes in alcohol consumption and related consequences during the transition to college. First-year college students (N = 306) participated in a longitudinal survey study. Baseline measures at pre-matriculation (T1) included assessments of student perceptions of their parents' motives for alcohol communication and covariates (e.g., perceived peer descriptive drinking norms, parental modeling and alcohol communication, and drinking and consequences). At a 1-month follow-up (T2), students reported on their alcohol use and consequences. Controlling for other predictors of college student drinking, results indicate that for each one-unit increase in perceived parental reactive communication motives, the incidence rate of typical weekly drinking increased by 9%, and heavy episodic drinking (HED) increased by 21%. Conversely, the incidence rate of HED decreased by 27% for each one-unit increase in perceived maternal family history communication motives. These findings suggest that college students' perceptions of their parents' motives for alcohol communication can significantly influence their drinking behavior during the transition to college.

Family Communication With Children and Adolescents Post Parental Loss in Road Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Study

Background: Traumatic parental loss during childhood and adolescence can have long-lasting effects on the developmental trajectory of youngsters. While there is some literature on the advantages of positive family communication fostering better adjustment in bereaved children and adolescents, patterns of family communication post parental loss have not received much attention. An understanding of these patterns can pave the way for more holistic interventions in this vulnerable group. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore parental loss-related communication in families of children and adolescents who have lost a parent to a road traffic accident. Method: The study was carried out in a tertiary hospital setting in Bengaluru. The sample comprised of 24 children and 17 surviving parents. The study employed a qualitative research design. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with surviving parents/caregivers and the children/adolescents. The interviews were analysed by using inductive thematic analysis. Results: The themes generated from the semi-structured interviews highlighted patterns of communication in parentally bereaved families. Four major themes emerged from the semi-structured interviews – mode of getting to know about the death, disclosure regarding the death, discussion regarding the death and individual needs related to communication. Conclusions: Communication regarding parental loss as a result of road traffic accidents in the family context seems to be desirable and may enable healthy grieving in youngsters. Short-term interventions aimed at enhancing family communication patterns following traumatic parental loss need to be developed in the Indian context.

Fostering Trust in Public Health Messaging: Tailoring Communication for Rural Parents.

As pandemic-related mistrust of public health recommendations in rural communities may compound gaps in pediatric immunizations, our team explored parents' perceptions of trustworthiness in messaging. Qualitative study using 4 virtual focus groups. Rural Wisconsin. Participants (n = 25) were parents or guardians of children recruited through our contacts with community-based organizations serving rural communities. Researchers used task-oriented elicitation techniques to initiate discussion on the trustworthiness of messengers and messages providing health recommendations. Participants were asked to (1) review existing public health messaging on a range of topics and from a range of sponsors; and (2) rank a list of potential messengers in terms of trustworthiness (eg, local health department, Centers for Disease Control). Discussions were recorded, and audio files transcribed, to facilitate a team-based, thematic analysis. Competency in medical knowledge and parenting experience contributed to estimations of trustworthiness. Participants also responded well to messages and messengers that were able to project recognition of their children's uniqueness and their experience as parents. Participants distrusted messengers who were seen as biased or "one-sided" in their perspectives. For successful health promotion for rural-living parents, messengers must be recognized as "competent" to provide pediatric health advice and to avoid blanket recommendations that may undermine parents' experience and feelings of being "understood" and affect perceptions of trustworthiness.

The Effect of Parent-Targeted Obesity Messaging on Parental Weight Talk Intention: A Randomized Controlled Experiment

ABSTRACT It is unknown if parent-targeted health messages about childhood obesity affect parental weight communication with children (e.g., encouraging a child to diet). This randomized, controlled, online experiment assessed the effects of exposure to different message frames on parental intentions to 1) engage in weight communication with their child and, 2) follow the health advice in the message. A diverse sample of U.S. parents (N = 452) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: 1) a mock news article emphasizing childhood obesity (weight-framed message) with health behavior advice for parents; 2) an article with identical health behavior advice for parents, but framed within the context of improving children’s school performance (school-framed message); and 3) a no-treatment control group. Following message exposure, parents completed online surveys assessing their intention to engage in weight communication and the recommended health behaviors. Hierarchical linear regression was used to assess the relationship between experimental condition and the outcome variables. Parents in the weight-frame condition were significantly more likely to report intention to engage in weight communication with their child than parents in the control group, while there was no difference between the school-frame condition and the control group. Parents in both message conditions were equally likely to report intention to adopt the health advice, but parental weight-based self-stigma moderated the relationships. Parent-targeted health advice that features childhood obesity may encourage parents to engage in weight communication with their children. Our findings can inform the development of health messages targeting parents about children’s weight-related health.

THE CORRELATION OF PARENTS' COMMUNICATION ABILITY TO THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN 6-8 YEARS IN KERTASARI VILLAGE IN 2022

The pattern of communication that is applied in the family, especially the attitude of parents in educating and caring for their children is very influential on the emotional development of children. In this case, parents become values ​​for children. The values ​​instilled by parents will be more digested and adopted by children. The first treatment of parents, will be recorded by the child and affect emotional development and will gradually shape his personality. Research Objectives: This study aims to determine the relationship of parental communication skills to the social emotional development of school age children 6-8 years in paperari village in 2022. Research Methods: The research method used is quantitative with cross-sectional analytic research. The population in this study was the community of Kertasari Village in 2022 totaling 114 respondents. Data collection techniques using purposive sampling type. The results of the study: It was found that there was a significant level of 95% or a value of 5% (0.05). Chi Square test results obtained p value of (0.000) < value of (0.05). There is a Relationship between Parental Communication on Social Emotional Development of School Age Children 6-8 Years Old in Kertasari Village in 2022. Conclusion: There is a Relationship between Parental Communication on Social Emotional Development of School Age Children 6-8 Years Old in Kertasari Village in 2022.

Parent-Clinician Communication and Prolonged Grief in Parents Whose Child Died From Cancer

ContextParent-clinician communication is essential for high-quality end-of-life (EOL) care in children with cancer. However, it is unknown how parent-clinician communication affects parents’ experience in the first two years after their child's death. ObjectivesTo examine the association between communication and prolonged grief among parents whose child died from cancer and to explore the mediation effect of preparation for EOL care. MethodsWe analyzed data from a cross-sectional survey of parents of children who died from cancer in the prior 6-24 months. We used multiple linear regression to examine the association between communication variables and prolonged grief symptoms. We also examined how preparation for EOL mediates these associations. ResultsAcross N = 124 parents, the mean age was 46 years, 82% were White, and 64% were mothers. The average PG-13 sum score was 32.7 ± 10.6 (range 11-55, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity). Most parents reported “very good/excellent” communication with clinicians (80%), adequate prognostic information (64%), and high levels of trust (90%). Nearly 39% of parents reported feeling “not at all prepared” for their child's EOL. Compared to parents who wanted more prognostic information, parents who perceived prognostic information to be adequate had significantly lower PG-13 sum scores (36.4 ± 10.8 vs. 30.5 ± 10.1, F = 9.26, P = 0.003). Preparation for EOL fully mediated this association. ConclusionEarly bereaved parents report severe prolonged grief symptoms. Interventions focused on providing adequate prognostic information and improving preparation for EOL may mitigate parental prolonged grief symptoms in the first two years of their bereavement.

The Correlation Between Parent Communication and Knowledge Regarding Sexual Behavior in Adolescents

Premarital sexual behavior in adolescents tends to increase. This is caused by several factors, one of which is low knowledge about sexual behavior. Knowledge in adolescents is one of the duties of parents. Therefore, communication between parents and adolescents is important. This study aims to determine the relationship between parental communication and knowledge about sexual behavior in adolescents. The research method used is a descriptive correlation with a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study is adolescents aged 12-15 years living at home with their parents. The number of samples was 114 The research instrument used a knowledge questionnaire and FARBCS. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariate analysis with bivariate analysis using the Spearman rank test. The results showed that 51.8% of the 114 respondents had adequate knowledge and 88.6% of respondents had open communication. The results of the correlation test showed a p-value of 0.884. The conclusion from this study is that there is no relationship between parental communication and knowledge about sexual behavior in adolescents. It is hoped that future researchers will examine the factors that influence knowledge about sexual behavior.

Influence of Parental Communication with Teachers on Learning Outcomes of Learners with Hearing Impairment in Public Special Primary Schools in Kisumu Central County, Kenya

Influence of Parental Communication with Teachers on Learning Outcomes of Learners with Hearing Impairment in Public Special Primary Schools in Kisumu Central County, Kenya

Adolescent Pornography Exposure, Condom Use, and the Moderating Role of Parental Sexual Health Communication: Replication in a U.S. Probability Sample

ABSTRACT Following calls for an increase in replication studies in communication science as well as multiple other disciplines, the present study provides a direct replication of a pragmatically and theoretically important investigation of U.S. adolescents’ pornography exposure, parent-adolescent sexual health communication, and condomless sex published in this journal. Parent-adolescent sexual health communication has been suggested as a sexual risk-reduction mechanism, but condomless sex among U.S. adolescents is increasing. Simultaneously, pornography remains an extremely popular media genre and condomless sex is the norm in pornographic depictions. The findings of the present study replicated the findings of the original study, with the most notable replicated finding being an interaction between pornography exposure and parent-adolescent sexual health communication on the likelihood of condomless sex. Both in the original and present study, the association between U.S. adolescents’ pornography exposure and likelihood of condomless sex decreased as parental-adolescent sexual health communication increased. Results are discussed in terms of the challenges to examining these particular relationships among U.S. youth and the state of replication in the pornography effects literature.

Parent Communication with Hearing-Impaired Students

Parent Communication with Hearing-Impaired Students

PARENT COMMUNICATION PATTERNS AND RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN LATE ADOLESCENT

Background: Risky sexual behaviour in adolescents can have a detrimental impact on adolescent development and health, such as exposure to sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, and abortion. Many factors can cause risky sexual behaviour, family factors, especially parental communication patterns are one of the most important influences, because parents are the environment that has the strongest preventive efforts in keeping adolescents involved in promiscuous activities. This study aims to find the relationship between parental communication patterns and risky sexual behaviour in late adolescents. Method: Observational analytic with cross-sectional research design. The sample size was 300 respondents with consecutive sampling technique. The independent variable is communication pattern. The dependent variable was risky sexual behaviour in late adolescents. The research data used instruments in the form of questionnaires and analysed using the Spearman's rank test with a significance level of p < 0.05. Result: Parental communication patterns in late adolescents were dominated by authoritative communication patterns at 56% and 63% of respondents have low-risk sexual behaviour. Spearman's rank test results p value < α, p = 0.000 and r = -0.239. Conclusion : Parental communication patterns have a relationship with risky sexual behaviour in late adolescents.