Understanding Criteria that Predict Private Health Information Disclosures between Emerging Adults & Their Parents

As emerging adults transition into adulthood, health becomes a critical topic of conversation between emerging adults and their parents. Researchers need to better understand how this health care management transition occurs. We sampled 316 emerging adult college students from a large Midwestern Uni...

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Published inWestern journal of communication Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 19 - 38
Main Authors Rafferty, Katherine A., Coffelt, Tina A., Miller, Nicole
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Salt Lake City Routledge 01.01.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adults
College Students
Communication
Emerging Adults
Families & family life
Family Communication
Health
Health Communication
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Young adults
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Summary:As emerging adults transition into adulthood, health becomes a critical topic of conversation between emerging adults and their parents. Researchers need to better understand how this health care management transition occurs. We sampled 316 emerging adult college students from a large Midwestern University and asked them to complete a survey to understand factors that influence emerging adult college students' private health disclosures to their mother and father. We found that relational quality, reciprocity, and family communication patterns influenced the likelihood of open boundaries between emerging adults and their parents. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of these findings.
ISSN:1057-0314
1745-1027
DOI:10.1080/10570314.2021.1995622