Jeffrey T Child

Biographic Data

ID6715112
NAMEJeffrey T Child
GIVEN NAMESJeffrey T
FAMILY NAMEChild
SIGNATURECHILD J T
AFFILIATIONSKent State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS36
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Communication Privacy Management Theory

    Jeffrey T Child, Dawn O BraithwaiteARTICLEJournal of Family Communication2026

    Communication privacy management (CPM) theory has been tested and refined for over forty years. In this article we chart the history of development of the theory across this span of time. Then, we review research utilizing CPM theory in the family in the areas of parent-child privacy boundaries and privacy invasions, difficult disclosure processes that happen in diverse families, military deployment, adoption-related communication, and health com…

  • Creepy, Invasive, and Exploitative Algorithms

    Open AccessMatthew Craig, Jeffrey T Child et al.ARTICLEHuman-Machine Communication2025

    Social media content filtering algorithms can both provide desired personalized content and ads for users. However, sometimes these recommendations can resemble individual private information. How might users navigate these experiences to best manage their private information? The present exploratory study utilizes the rules- and systems-based framework of communication privacy management (CPM) theory to explore social media users’ experiences of…

  • Conceptualization and operationalization

    Open AccessSandra Petronio, Jeffrey T ChildARTICLECurrent Opinion in Psychology2020

  • Context collapse and privacy management

    Open AccessMichael A Beam, Jeffrey T Child et al.ARTICLENew Media & Society2017Cited by: 11References: 15

    Social media users are able to read, share, and discuss news online with other people coming from diverse contexts in their lives, including family members, co-workers, and friends. Past research has indicated that “context collapse” occurs when people must imagine and negotiate interacting with a large and diverse online audience. Using survey data from 771 US Internet users, we find that more context collapse in people’s Facebook friends is pos…

  • Privacy

    Open AccessSandra Petronio, Jeffrey T ChildCHAPTERWiley Encyclopedia of Management2015

    In today's world, the central role of privacy in the realm of organizational and business management is evident. Although, privacy is a common factor influencing many choices organizations make, the complexity of understanding the best way to address privacy issues is not necessarily clear. However, using a theoretical lens that focuses on how, behaviorally, people manage private information holds promise for better grasping the process people us…

  • Young Adults’ Management of Privacy on Facebook with Multiple Generations of Family Members

    Jeffrey T Child, Angela R Duck et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Communication2015Cited by: 6References: 12

    How young adults communicate with multiple generations of family members today includes the use of Facebook to maintain family relationships. This study applies communication privacy management (CPM) theory to explore how young adults interact with and manage private information across different generations of their family through Facebook. Overall, 383 young adult participants completed an online survey about online and offline Facebook communic…

  • Let's Be Facebook Friends

    Jeffrey T Child, David A WestermannARTICLEJournal of Family Communication2013Cited by: 19References: 6

    Young adults may interact on Facebook in ways that makes them feel vulnerable about parental Facebook friend requests. This study utilizes Communication Privacy Management theory as a framework to investigate how young adult Facebook users respond to parental Facebook friend requests. Overall, 235 individuals completed an online survey. Results confirmed that users tend to accept parental Facebook friend requests from both parents and make few re…

  • Family Problem Solving

    Judy C Pearson, M F Casper et al.ARTICLEJournal of Intercultural…2008

    This study examined family problems and problem solving among American Upper Midwest and Puerto Ricans participants. Thematic and chi-square analyses provide a snapshot of how diverse families experience similar macro problems in day-to-day endeavors. Responses to each macro issue or strategy also suggest ways that the two cultural groups relate to family problems differently. Puerto Rico participants described and discussed significantly more co…

  • A Regional Analysis of Assertiveness

    Kathy Sigler, Ann Burnett et al.ARTICLEJournal of Intercultural…2008

    Co-cultural differences in assertiveness within the United States have not been explored, despite noted regional differences in communication patterns (Andersen, Lustig, & Andersen, 1987). This study examines assertiveness behaviors, focusing on university students from the Upper Midwest (n = 148) and the New York Metropolitan region (n = 159) who completed the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (Rathus, 1973 Rathus, SA. 1973. A 30-item schedule for a…

  • A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Parental and Peer Attachment Styles among Adult Children from the United States, Puerto Rico, and India

    Judy C Pearson, Jeffrey T ChildARTICLEJournal of Intercultural…2007

    Parental and peer attachment is central to perceived and actual communication behavior. This investigation examines perceptions of attachment among people from the United States, Puerto Rico, and India to investigate the variance in parental and peer attachment levels cross-culturally. Puerto Rican participants expressed less overall attachment to their mothers than did Indian and American participants. Indian participants conveyed stronger attac…

  • Elusive Family Problems Reported by Japanese College Students

    Jeffrey T Child, Judy C Pearson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Intercultural…2006

    Family problems are ubiquitous, consequential, and experienced by families around the world. The current study examines how the methods of inquiry used to gather information from Japanese college students about their family problems shape the reported problems. Fifty-five students completed a survey through a direct question protocol and 20 participants answered indirect in-depth interviews with a cultural agent. Participant themes for perception…