"I'd rather not talk about it": adolescents' and young adults' use of topic avoidance in stepfamilies

By Tamara D. Golish, John P. Caughlin. 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Demography, Social Psychology

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An analysis of the association between topic avoidance and dissatisfaction: comparing perceptual and interpersonal explanations (2002, methodology): “The original eight items from the Guerrero and Afifi scale were augmented with eight items meant to capture additional issues that young adults have reported avoiding (Golish & Caughlin, 2002).3 All 16 items followed the format used by Guerrero and Afifi in that they began with “I avoid.””
Inappropriate Parental Divorce Disclosures, the Factors that Prompt them, and their Impact on Parents’ and Adolescents’ Well-Being (2007, background): “…also avoid talking about their parents’ relationship and the disclosures that make them feel uncomfortable (Afifi, 2003; Afifi & Schrodt, 2003a; Golish & Caughlin, 2002), parents may be unaware that their disclosures are distressful for their children (Afifi, 2003; Cartwright & Seymour, 2002).”
Stepchildren’s Perceptions of the Contradictions in Communication with Stepparents (2004, unknown): “However, our findings are more consistent with those of Golish (2003; Golish & Caughlin, 2002), in arguing for a more complex dialectical view.”
Avoidance among adolescents in conversations about their parents’ relationship: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management (2009, background): “Until recently, much of the research on topic avoidance has focused on establishing (i) the issues that individuals avoid discussing and (ii) the motivations that underlie those decisions (for review, see W. Afifi & Guerrero, 2000; Golish & Caughlin, 2002).”
Operationalizing relational turbulence theory: Measurement and construct validation (2017, methodology): “Finally, a measure of topic avoidance was adapted from Golish and Caughlin (2002) by eliminating items that were not relevant to married relationships (e.g., getting married).”
The Chilling Effect in Families and the Pressure to Conceal Secrets (2005, background): “The information might also be regulated closely in order to prevent conflict (Golish & Caughlin, 2002), protect others (W. Afifi & Guerrero, 2000), or maintain the current state of one’s relationship (T. Afifi & Schrodt, 2003; W. Afifi & Burgoon, 1998; Baxter & Wilmot, 1985).”
Reasons for, and consequences of, revealing personal secrets in close relationships: A longitudinal study (2005, background): “In particular, the possibility that the recipient would be unresponsive or would find it difficult to talk about the secret is a commonly cited reason for keeping secrets and avoiding topics ( Golish & Caughlin, 2002; Kelly, 1999).”
Confirmation in Parent–Adolescent Relationships and Adolescent Openness: Toward Extending Confirmation Theory (2006, background): “…avoidance has shown that if adolescents expect parents to be unresponsive (i.e., rebuffing communication attempts, criticizing the perspective revealed), they are more likely to avoid communication with their parents (e.g., Golish & Caughlin, 2002; Guerrero & Afifi, 1995; Younniss & Smollar, 1985).”
Investigating the Role of Identity Gaps among Communicative and Relational Outcomes within the Grandparent–Grandchild Relationship: The Young-Adult Grandchildren's Perspective (2009, methodology): “When considering topic avoidance among stepfamilies, Golish and Caughlin (2002) found that young-adult children exhibited the most avoidance with stepparents despite gender. In the context of the GP-GC relationship, Lin, Harwood, and Bonnesen (2002) found that grandparents and young-adult grandchild”
Strategic topic avoidance: an investigation of topic avoidance frequency, strategies used, and relational correlates (2004, methodology): “Children in stepfamilies avoided talking about money, such as child support payments ( Golish & Caughlin, 2002 ).”
“Feeling caught” as a mediator of adolescents' and young adults' avoidance and satisfaction with their parents in divorced and non-divorced households (2003, methodology): “Research indicates that children from divorced homes often avoid talking about the state of their family in front of their parents in order to prevent being placed in the middle of their disputes (T. Afifi, in press; Golish & Caughlin, 2002).”