ERIC Number: EJ871391
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Gender Differences in Keeping Secrets from Parents in Adolescence
Keijsers, Loes; Branje, Susan J. T.; Frijns, Tom; Finkenauer, Catrin; Meeus, Wim
Developmental Psychology, v46 n1 p293-298 Jan 2010
The current longitudinal study examined adolescent gender differences in the developmental changes and relational correlates of secrecy from parents. For 4 successive years, starting in the second year of junior high (mean age at Time 1 = 13.2 years, SD = 0.51), 149 male and 160 female Dutch adolescents reported on secrecy from their parents and the quality of the parent-child relationship. Latent growth curve modeling revealed a linear increase in secrecy, which was significantly faster for boys than for girls. Moreover, cross-lagged panel analyses showed clear concurrent and longitudinal linkages between secrecy from parents and poorer parent-child relationship quality in girls. In boys, much less strong linkages were found between poorer relationships and secrecy from parents. (Contains 3 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Females, Parent Child Relationship, Gender Differences, Males, Longitudinal Studies, Developmental Stages, Correlation, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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