Family Communication

Face Concerns and Facework in Balancing Coparenting and Dating after Divorce

Divorce is a face-threatening experience that calls to question individuals' self and relational worth. When former spouses share children with one another, they have limited opportunities to disengage from the divorce and develop individual identities separate from the spousal relationship.

Negotiation of Face Between Bereaved Parents and their Social Networks

For many bereaved parents, talking about their child's death and sharing their grief experiences with others is a key way in which they cope with their grief. Unfortunately, communicating with others about their child's death often proves difficult for bereaved parents and their social networks.

The Power of the Oral History Interview in Predicting Future Family Processes

This study examines how marital perceptions are related to future triadic family interactions.

Family Communication Patterns as Mediators of Communication Competence in the Parent-Child Relationship

This study examined the extent to which family conversation and conformity orientations mediated the association between parents' and children's communication competence.