"Parental and Environmental Antecedents of Adolescent News Use" / ICA 2009 Conference presentation / Paper by Esther Thorson, Hans Meyer, Jeremy Littau, and Mi Rose Jahng
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1. Parental and Environmental Antecedents of Adolescent News Use Esther Thorson Hans Meyer Jeremy Littau Mi Rosie Jahng This study was part of a five-University partnership to research parents and adolescents during the 2008 Presidential election and beyond. We thank our partners at the Universities of Wisconsin, Kansas, Arkansas and Texas.
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5. Baumrind’s typology Low High Uninvolved Neglectful style of parenting. Children have little structure and no parental attention to needs or social growth. Authoritarian Emphasis on obeying structure as goal of choice, little on child's growth and learning from mistakes. Permissive Child has more choice and freedom, but parent is engaged. More discussion of choices, fewer penalties for bad choices Authoritative Demanding of child behavior and choices. Structure exists to support child's growth and welfare, not punish. "Goal is self-regulation." R E S P O N S I V E Demanding (L) Demanding (H)