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A Longitudinal Study of Parental Solicitation, Rule-Setting, and Psychological Control as Predictors of Adolescent Disclosure across More Individualistic and More Collectivistic Countries
Originally published 2026-01-07 · Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s10964-025-02311-8 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Trust
What kinds of parental involvement are associated with teenagers choosing to talk?
The study directly connects the Trust theme with adolescents’ voluntary disclosure and their perceptions of warmth, neglect and overcontrol.
Who was studied?
1,215 adolescents across eight countries
Age / stage: Adolescents assessed at ages 13, 15 and 16
Read with three questions
- How did the study distinguish solicitation, rule-setting and psychological control?
- How did conclusions change when secrecy items were removed from disclosure?
- Why should longitudinal associations not be interpreted as a guaranteed communication technique?
Keep the limits in view
Self-report and measurement choices constrain interpretation. Disclosure and secrecy were combined in the main measure, and observational mediation does not establish causal pathways or account for every cultural difference.
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Şule Selçuk; Christy M. Buchanan; Ann T. Skinner; Jennifer E. Lansford; Dario Bacchini; Marc H. Bornstein; Lei Chang; Kirby Deater-Deckard; Laura Di Giunta; Kenneth A. Dodge; Sevtap Gurdal; Qin Liu; Qian Long; Paul Oburu; Concetta Pastorelli; Emma Sorbring; Sombat Tapanya; Laurence Steinberg; Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado; Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong; Liane Peña Alampay; Suha M. Al-Hassan (2026). A Longitudinal Study of Parental Solicitation, Rule-Setting, and Psychological Control as Predictors of Adolescent Disclosure across More Individualistic and More Collectivistic Countries Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02311-8
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