A Theoretical Comparison of Relational Maintenance and Closeness as Mediators of Family Communication Patterns in Parent-Child Relationships

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Ledbetter ◽  
Stephenson J. Beck
Keyword(s):  
Family Communication ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Relational Maintenance ◽  
Family Communication Patterns ◽  
Theoretical Comparison ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Parent–Child Relationship Satisfaction: The Influence of Family Communication Orientations and Relational Maintenance Behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey S. Aloia
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Relational Maintenance ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Maintenance Behaviors ◽  
Relational Maintenance Behaviors ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child ◽  
Conversation Orientation

This study examined emerging adults’ satisfaction with parent–child relationships as a function of family communication orientations and relational maintenance behaviors. Two hundred and eleven emerging adults completed measures assessing family communication orientations (conversation and conformity), relational maintenance behaviors (shared tasks, shared networks, positivity, openness, and assurances), and satisfaction with parent–child relationships. Results demonstrated that family conversation orientation and relational maintenance behaviors were positively associated with relationship satisfaction; family conformity orientation was not related to relationship satisfaction. Furthermore, findings indicated support for a model in which positivity and openness mediated the association between family conversation orientation and children’s satisfaction with parent–child relationships.

The Importance of Perspective in Parent-Child Interpretations of Family Communication Patterns

1993 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 558-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Weintraub Austin
Keyword(s):  
Family Communication ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Family Communication Patterns ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Age Related Changes ◽  
Parent Child

Parents and children surveyed make some different associations among family communication variables. Results support the hypothesis that involvement is more salient than other aspects of family communication for children, and that age-related changes in communication perceptions may reflect differences in what is relevant or salient about family communication for children as they mature. This has many implications for the study of mass communication uses and effects.

Revising a measure to assess consumer-related family communication patterns

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Matthew Allen Lapierre
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Family Communication Patterns ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Related Family ◽  
Final Study ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose This paper aims to revise an earlier version of a measure used to assess parent–child consumer-based communication to better capture how parents talk with their children about consumer matters. Design/methodology/approach Three separate studies were used to revise the measure. The first tested the original measure with parents and children in a supermarket to determine its predictive validity. The second utilized focus groups with parents to refine the measure. The final study sampled 503 parents via MTurk to test the performance of the revised measure regarding reliability and validity. Findings The first study found that the original scale did not perform well as it relates to predicting child consumer behavior. The second study used parents to describe in their own words how they talk to their own children about consumer issues. Using these insights, the final study used the redesigned scale and identified four dimensions to the consumer-related family communication patterns instrument: collaborative communication, control communication, product value and commercial truth. These four dimensions had good reliability, convergent validity and predictive validity. Research limitations/implications With an updated measure of parent–child consumer-based communication that more closely matches how parents talk to their children about consumer issues, this measure can help researchers understand how children are socialized as consumers. Originality/value This study offers researchers a reliable and valid measure of parent–child consumer-based communication that can help inform future studies on this important topic.

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