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Communication Research
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
1-1-1990
Subjects
Intergenerational communication
Abstract
Mass communication researchers interested in family communication have traditionally assumed that family norms are shared by all family members, and apparent disagreement has been ascribed to instrument unreliability rather than to the influence of family structure. A survey of 308 adolescent children and their parents, using the Family Communication Pattern (FCP) instrument, yields evidence of systematic patterns of disagreement between mothers and fathers as well as between parents and children. These results suggest that future theories of family communication cannot ignore the influence of intra-familial conflict and power relationships on communication norms and habits.
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© 1990 Sage Publications, Inc.
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DOI
10.1177/009365090017004007
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36540
Citation Details
Published as: Ritchie, L. D., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (1990). Family communication patterns: Measuring intrapersonal perceptions of interpersonal relationships. Communication research, 17(4), 523-544.
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Communication Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Communication Research, 17(4), 523-544.