Family communication standards: What counts as excellent family communication and how are such standards associated with family satisfaction?

By John P. Caughlin. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Demography, Social Psychology

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Family Communication Schemata and the Circumplex Model of Family Functioning (2005, methodology): “Since Fitzpatrick and Ritchie’s (1994) work, Koerner and Fitzpatrick (1997, 2002b) have focused primarily on the influence of conversation and conformity orientations on actual communication behaviors, such as the avoidance of conflict. Although their work suggests that the behavioral avoidance of c”
A Meta-Analytical Review of Family Communication Patterns and their Associations with Information Processing, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Outcomes (2008, methodology): “…1999; Hsu, 1998; Huang, 1999; Schrodt & Ledbetter, 2007; Schrodt et al., 2007; Sillars, Koerner, & Fitzpatrick, 2005; Zhang, 2007) or the FCEI (e.g., Baxter et al., 2005; Caughlin, 2003; Koesten, 2004; Koesten & Anderson, 2004; Schrodt, 2005) to examine conversation and conformity orientations.”
Information-Seeking Practices during the Sexual Development of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: The Influence and Effects of Coming Out in a Mediated Environment (2009, background): “In much previous research, family openness is highly correlated with family satisfaction (Caughlin 2003).”
Confirmation in Parent–Adolescent Relationships and Adolescent Openness: Toward Extending Confirmation Theory (2006, background): “Further, though adolescents are striving for autonomy, they still believe openness in family relationships is important (Caughlin, 2003).”
‘‘They don’t know what it’s like to be in my shoes’’: Topic avoidance about race in transracially adoptive families (2011, background): “…parents whose communication is characterized by openness, emotional expressiveness, emotional/instrumental support, and regular routine interaction (Caughlin, 2003) appear less likely to foster topic avoidance than parents who display low amounts of openness and expression of affection, or…”
When is Topic Avoidance Unsatisfying (2004, background): “Even people who highly value openness sometimes simultaneously believe that good family or relational communication involves a willingness to avoid topics ( Caughlin, 2003 ).”
Assessments of disclosure from the in-laws: Links among disclosure topics, family privacy orientations, and relational quality (2008, background): “Given the positive association between these disclosures and perceptions of in-group status, participants probably interpret such disclosures by relying more on standards for how family members are treated (Caughlin, 2003) than on expectations based on the way they were treated by their own family.”