Lexa K Murphy1, Caitlin B Murray2, Bruce E Compas1. 1. Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. 2. Psychology Department, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract
Objective: To review research on observed family communication in families with children with chronic illnesses compared with families with healthy, typically developing children, and to integrate findings utilizing a unifying family communication framework. Method: Topical review of studies that have directly observed family communication in pediatric populations and included a typically developing comparison group. Results: Initial findings from 14 studies with diverse approaches to quantifying observed family communication suggest that families with children with chronic illnesses may demonstrate lower levels of warm and structured communication and higher levels of hostile/intrusive and withdrawn communication compared with families with healthy, typically developing children. Conclusion: An integrative framework of family communication may be used in future studies that examine the occurrence, correlates, and mechanisms of family communication in pediatric populations.
Objective: To review research on observed family communication in families with children with chronic illnesses compared with families with healthy, typically developing children, and to integrate findings utilizing a unifying family communication framework. Method: Topical review of studies that have directly observed family communication in pediatric populations and included a typically developing comparison group. Results: Initial findings from 14 studies with diverse approaches to quantifying observed family communication suggest that families with children with chronic illnesses may demonstrate lower levels of warm and structured communication and higher levels of hostile/intrusive and withdrawn communication compared with families with healthy, typically developing children. Conclusion: An integrative framework of family communication may be used in future studies that examine the occurrence, correlates, and mechanisms of family communication in pediatric populations.
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chronic illness; family functioning; parent–adolescent communication; research design and methods
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