This review article examines what is known about estrangement between parents and adult
children in terms of definition, prevalence, causes, and consequences. Estrangement has …

Despite assumptions that families are close and intact, the prevalence of family member
marginalization, parent–child alienation, and parent–child estrangement is overwhelming …

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 …

Ambivalence is a phenomenon that transcends disciplinary divides and is associated with a
myriad of mixed outcomes. Yet, identifying and representing the complexities of ambivalent …

Framed by relational dialectics theory, the present study takes a critical approach to the
discursive navigation of the parent–child relationship. Specifically, this study explores the …

The “strong Black woman” is a controlling image that pressures Black women to maintain a
façade of strength. The Strong Black Woman Collective Theory posits that Black women …

Objective To analyze the prevalence and predictors of children's estrangement from
noncoresident biological mothers and fathers during young and middle adulthood …

A constructivist grounded theory of family distancing emerged from the narrative accounts of
52 adult children in the process of estrangement from their parents. The grounded theory …

Families We Keep is a surprising look at the life-long bonds between LGBTQ adults and
their parents. Alongside the importance of “chosen families” in the queer community, Rin …

Queer adolescents experience compounding complications especially when they are
estranged from their parents. Findings from a sample of 40 estranged queer adolescents …