Parental communication deviance: its relationship to parent, child, and family system variables

D Velligan; A Christensen; M J Goldstein; G Margolin

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(88)90126-6

Parental communication deviance: its relationship to parent, child, and family system variables

Psychiatry Res. 1988 Dec;26(3):313-25. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(88)90126-6.

Authors

D Velligan¹, A Christensen, M J Goldstein, G Margolin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1563.

PMID: 3222396
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(88)90126-6

Abstract

Audiotape recordings of family interaction samples from 30 nondistressed and 32 multiproblem families were coded for communication deviance (CD). Maternal CD was found to be higher in families high on measures of "preschizophrenic" child behavior, externalizing or "acting out" offspring behavior, overall family distress, and maladaptive marital and family alliance structures. Paternal CD was found to be higher in families in which offspring were rated high on externalizing behaviors.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Acting Out
Adult
Child
Child Behavior Disorders / psychology*
Child, Preschool
Communication*
Female
Humans
Male
Marriage*
Parent-Child Relations*
Psychological Tests
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia / genetics
Schizophrenic Psychology
Social Adjustment
Verbal Behavior

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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