Psychological Development and Education ›› 2008, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 49-54.

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Characteristics of Parent-Adolescent Communication

YANG Xiao-li1, ZOU Hong2   

  1. 1. The Academy of Educational Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070;
    2. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Online:2008-01-15 Published:2008-01-15

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Abstract: Random sampling by the whole class was used in this study,60-adolescents and their parents in two ordinary middle schools of Lanzhou,Gansu province were selected,and a self-constructed questionnaire was adopted to explore the characteristics of parent-adolescent communication.The results indicated that the self-constructed Questionnaire on Parent-Adolescent Communication had good reliability and validity,which included Adolescents.Communication with Parents Questionnaire and Parents.Communication with Adolescents Questionnaire.Concerning adolescents.communication with parents,girls communicated with parents better than boys did,and the 8th grade students.communication were the worst among four grades.Concerning parents.communication with adolescents,parents communicated better with girls than boys,communicated better with the 7th,10th and 11th grade students than the 8th grade students.Compared with fathers,mothers communicated better with children,and the difference showed on the dimensions of Questionnaire on Parent-Adolescent Communication.

Key words: adolescent, parent-adolescent communication, characteristics

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2
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