Difficult conversations among family members can impact the health and structure of familial
relationships. The reported study investigated potential antecedents and outcomes of …

The current study examined the types of everyday talk occurring most frequently within each
of the three family communication environments and how family communication …

Family communication behavior and family beliefs about how family members should
communicate with one another are closely related and combine to create family …

F amily communication is of great interest to researchers, counselors, and laypeople alike
for at least three reasons. First, family is the context in which adults and children experience …

To address the validity of a common procedure for assessing problem–solving
communication behavior in marriage, this study investigated the extent to which …

I n an ideal world, family relationships would be bastions of support and security. Although
family relationships often exhibit these positive qualities, they are at the same time marked …

This third edition of Family Communication carefully examines state-of-the art research and
theories of family communication and family relationships. In addition to presenting …

In this article, I attempt to demonstrate the value of family communication scholarship that is
focused on the well-being of individuals in families and that is inherently integrative in …

Emphasizing the role that communication plays in both creating and solving family issues,
Perspectives on Family Communication thoroughly reflects the explosion of research …

This study investigated how college-aged daughters' reports of family communication
patterns between themselves and their fathers impact fathers' and daughters' interpersonal …