Dissertation
EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF PARENT-ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION: THE INFLUENCE OF SEXUAL OBJECTIFICATION IN MUSIC MEDIA, DYAD GENDER, CONVERSATIONAL TONE, AND FREQUENCY
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
12/2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000007195
Abstract
Parent-adolescent communication can influence adolescents’ ability to navigate romantic relationships, sex, and their understanding of media messages. Media use is prevalent among teens which increases exposure to potentially harmful media messages. Parents, usually mothers, who speak frequently with their teens about these topics can be a protective factor. Research is needed to understand how the gender of the parent and teen who are conversing influences these conversations. Additionally, research has called for the examination of conversational quality to be considered along with overall frequency of communication. When parents lecture or dominate a conversation, it is possible that regardless of the frequency of communication, teens are less likely to retain information. This study examines fifty parent-adolescent dyads using a combination of self-reported and observational data to understand parent-adolescent communication about music-media stimuli containing messages about romantic relationships, sexual objectification, and dating violence. Participants independently reported on their perceptions of sexual objectification within the music-media stimuli. Then they were brought
together as a dyad to watch each of the three music-media stimuli and have discussions about what they watched. Results indicated that sexual objectification was more likely to be identified in the music-media stimuli by mothers than their daughters, fathers and sons. For conversational quality, the results were non-significant. However, the time that parents and teens spent talking was significant for mixed-gender dyads discussing the first video. Findings suggest that mixed-gender dyads spent more time talking about healthy romantic relationships than same gender dyads.
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- Title
- EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF PARENT-ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION
- Creators
- Cristina McAllister
- Contributors
- Kathleen Boyce Rodgers (Co-Chair)Michael Cleveland (Co-Chair)Stacey Hust (Committee Member)Jennifer Duckworth (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Human Development
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 104
- Identifiers
- 99901195339101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation