Co-rumination With Parents and Friends: Gender-Specific Links to Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2021
Description
Co-rumination is a nuanced emotion socialization process that occurs with parents and friends during adolescence. Although co-ruminating builds closeness with others, it corresponds to increased internalizing symptoms, particularly for adolescent girls. The present study explored how specific features of co-rumination vary by relational context (parents, friends) and adolescent gender. These features were also examined in relation to adolescent internalizing symptoms, with adolescent gender as a potential moderator. Thirty adolescents (13–18 years old; 60% female, 40% male) participated in separate discourse tasks with their parent and their same-gender close friend. Co-rumination was observed during these conversations, and adolescents reported their internalizing symptoms. Features of co-rumination varied by relational context and adolescent gender, with unique links to adolescent internalizing symptoms. This study extends prior research by providing a fine-grained analysis of how co-rumination corresponds to internalizing symptoms across two relational contexts.
Citation Information
Miller-Slough, Rachel L.; and Dunsmore, Julie C.. 2021. Co-rumination With Parents and Friends: Gender-Specific Links to Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. Vol.77 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101342 ISSN: 0193-3973