To Tell or not to Tell? An Examination of Stepparents' Communication Privacy Management
Description:
This study examined stepparents' privacy boundary management when engaging in communicative interactions with stepchildren. I utilized Petronio's communication privacy management theory to investigate stepparents' motivations of disclosing or concealing from stepchildren as well as how stepparents' gender influences such motivations. Moreover, present research also explored types of privacy dilemma within stepfamily households from stepparent perspectives. Fifteen stepfathers and 15 stepmothers…
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Date:
August 2010
Creator:
Hsu, Tsai-chen
Partner:
UNT Libraries