TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Maternal Emotional Wellbeing on Mother-Adolescent Communication and Youth Emotional Wellbeing
AU - Shin, Young Ju
AU - Lee, Jeong Kyu
AU - Miller-Day, Michelle
N1 - Funding Information:
YoungJu Shin (PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2012) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Jeong Kyu Lee (PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2010) is a research fellow for Centre for Health Initiatives at University of Wollongong, Australia. Michelle Miller-Day (PhD, Arizona State University, 1995) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Chapman University. This research was supported from the William T. Grant Foundation to The Pennsylvania State University (grant recipient: Michelle Miller-Day, principal investigator). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the William T. Grant Foundation. Correspondence: YoungJu Shin, Department of Communication Studies, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, 425 University Blvd., Cavanaugh Hall 309, Indianapolis, IN 46202; E-mail: younshin@iupui.edu
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Communication among children and their parents is consequential for children's development and adjustment. These concerns are particularly relevant for mothers in low-income households, who are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and low self-efficacy than mothers in other socioeconomic groups, with these problems often negatively impacting the emotional wellbeing of children in the household. This study examined associations among maternal emotional wellbeing, parent-adolescent communication, and adolescents' emotional wellbeing in a sample of 93 low-income mothers and adolescents. The results indicated that high reports of maternal self-efficacy were significantly related to perceptions of open and satisfying mother-adolescent communication. In addition, the results showed that open and satisfying mother-adolescent communication was significantly associated with high levels of youth self-efficacy, as well as lower reports of youth depressive symptoms. Practical implications for communication research and interventions targeting families and youth wellbeing are discussed.
AB - Communication among children and their parents is consequential for children's development and adjustment. These concerns are particularly relevant for mothers in low-income households, who are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and low self-efficacy than mothers in other socioeconomic groups, with these problems often negatively impacting the emotional wellbeing of children in the household. This study examined associations among maternal emotional wellbeing, parent-adolescent communication, and adolescents' emotional wellbeing in a sample of 93 low-income mothers and adolescents. The results indicated that high reports of maternal self-efficacy were significantly related to perceptions of open and satisfying mother-adolescent communication. In addition, the results showed that open and satisfying mother-adolescent communication was significantly associated with high levels of youth self-efficacy, as well as lower reports of youth depressive symptoms. Practical implications for communication research and interventions targeting families and youth wellbeing are discussed.
KW - Emotional Wellbeing
KW - Low-Income Families
KW - Parent-child Communication
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U2 - 10.1080/08824096.2012.763025
DO - 10.1080/08824096.2012.763025
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876319060
VL - 30
SP - 137
EP - 147
JO - Communication Research Reports
JF - Communication Research Reports
SN - 0882-4096
IS - 2
ER -