Time-trends in Nordic adolescents’ communication with their parents

Abstract Adolescence is an important developmental period toward greater independence. However, the family is still very important in the life of young people. The aim of this study was to analyse changes over time in easy communication between adolescents and their parents in the Nordic countries. The study used the Nordic part of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, carried out in four waves from 2002–2014. It included 109,446 adolescents. The adolescents were asked how easy it was to communicate with their mother or father about things that really bothered them. The results were analysed using descriptive statistics and binomial logistic regression. In all Nordic countries, the prevalence of easy communication between adolescents and their parents increased from 2002 to 2014. Although the positive change in parental communication was more pronounced among Nordic fathers, the data showed that mothers had markedly better communication with their adolescents than fathers did. In 2014, around three out of four adolescents found it easy to talk with their fathers, while four out of five found it easy to talk with their mothers. The results indicate that policies in the Nordic countries to support the role of both mothers and fathers in caring for their children are warranted..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Nordisk Välfärdsforskning - 4(2019), Seite 88-100

Sprache:

Dänisch ; Englisch ; Norwegisch ; Schwedisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ársaell Már Arnarsson [VerfasserIn]
Thomas Potrebny [VerfasserIn]
Torbjorn Torsheim [VerfasserIn]
Charli Eriksson [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescents
Communication
Gender
Nordic countries
Nordiccountries
Parenting
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology

doi:

10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-06

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ063779358