An analysis of the association between topic avoidance and dissatisfaction: comparing perceptual and interpersonal explanations

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

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Strategic topic avoidance: an investigation of topic avoidance frequency, strategies used, and relational correlates (2004, background): “Research, for the most part, however, has not focused on cross-relational comparisons (for exceptions, see Afifi & Burgoon, 1998; Caughlin & Golish, 2002; Guerrero & Afifi, 1995a).”
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Family Communication Patterns and Conflict Between Young Adults and Parents (2008, background): “Young adults’ overall satisfaction with their parents is associated with parent-child interaction (e.g., Belsky, et al., 2001), and family relational satisfaction has been linked with topic avoidance and use of aggression (e.g., Caughlin & Golish, 2002; Golish, 2000; Vangelisti & Caughlin, 1997).”
Avoidance among adolescents in conversations about their parents’ relationship: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management (2009, methodology): “The first measure was a modified version of a set of commonly used avoidance items (Guerrero & Afifi, 1995a; Caughlin & Golish, 2002).”
Brief Status Report on Communication Privacy Management Theory (2013, methodology): “…communication researchers, such as John Caughlin, have also conducted research informed by principles of CPM primarily focused on secrets and topic avoidance and has lasting contributions to the ideas in CPM theory (e.g., Caughlin, Afifi, Carpenter-Theune, & Miller, 2005; Caughlin & Golish, 2002).”
Road to Developing Communication Privacy Management Theory: Narrative in Progress, Please Stand By (2004, methodology): “As mentioned earlier, John Caughlin is also an important contributor to stretching the ideas of this theory, especially his recent work with Tammy (Golish) Afifi (Caughlin & Golish, 2002).”
Investigating the Role of Identity Gaps among Communicative and Relational Outcomes within the Grandparent–Grandchild Relationship: The Young-Adult Grandchildren's Perspective (2009, methodology): “Topic avoidance Topic avoidance (TA) was measured using 14 items adapted to fit the grandparent– grandchild interaction from the Topic Avoidance Scale, which was originally developed by Guerrero and Afifi (1995) and later expanded by Caughlin and Golish (2002). The scale consisted of items such as, ”