Adolescent disclosure to parents is a key aspect of positive parent-adolescent relationships and youth adjustment. We leveraged a study of diverse families with an adolescent with type 1 diabetes to examine how observed parental empathy during parent-adolescent conflict discussions about diabetes management was associated with observed adolescent disclosure and adolescent self-reported disclosure to parents. Adolescents with type 1 diabetes and the parent most involved in their diabetes care ( N = 67 dyads) participated in the study. Parent empathy, adolescent disclosure, and parent positive affect during parent-adolescent conversations were rated by trained coders. Parents reported on their own empathy and adolescents reported on their own disclosure, parental knowledge of their diabetes management, and parental acceptance. Results indicated that observed parental empathy was associated with both observed and self-reported disclosure. This association remained after covarying other parent-adolescent relationship and parent dispositional, demographic, and diabetes variables. This study holds implications for promoting greater parental communication of empathy to encourage adolescent disclosure in the context of chronic illness management.

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1 型糖尿病管理背景下的家长同理心和青少年披露

青少年向父母坦白是积极的亲子关系和青少年适应的一个关键方面。我们利用一项针对患有 1 型糖尿病的青少年的不同家庭的研究，研究了在有关糖尿病管理的父母与青少年冲突讨论期间观察到的父母同理心与观察到的青少年披露和青少年自我报告向父母披露的情况之间的关系。患有 1 型糖尿病的青少年和最积极参与糖尿病护理的父母（N = 67 组）参与了这项研究。训练有素的编码员对父母与青少年对话期间的父母同理心、青少年披露和父母积极影响进行了评估。父母报告了他们自己的同理心，青少年报告了他们自己的披露、父母对糖尿病管理的了解以及父母的接受度。结果表明，观察到的父母同理心与观察到的和自我报告的披露有关。在其他父母与青少年关系以及父母性格、人口统计和糖尿病变量共变后，这种关联仍然存在。这项研究对于促进父母加强同理心沟通、鼓励青少年在慢性病管理方面的披露具有重要意义。