Attitudes Toward Parental Disclosures to Children and Adolescents by Divorced and Married Parents

ConclusionThere is consensus on evaluations of the appropriateness of specific parental disclosures. Negative disclosures are perceived as potentially harmful to offspring regardless of parents' marital status. Some topics are seen as more acceptable to disclose to adolescents than to younger children, and evaluations of specific disclosures differ for fathers and mothers. ImplicationsA better understanding of how people evaluate parental disclosures may be useful to family therapists, parent educators, and others who work with families.
Source: Family Relations - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research