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FAMILY
COMMUNICATION
PATTERNS
FAMILY COMMUNICATION
FAMILY SYSTEMS INTERACT IN DIFFERENT
WAYS THAT MAKE FAMILY MORE THAN JUST A
SUM OF INDIVIDUALS
There is a focus on two categories of interaction within this:
1. The creation of specific rules to guide family communication.
2. The development of more general family themes and identities.
Family Communication Rules
FAMILY Togetherness
THEMES
Athletic
RECURRING ATTITUDES,
BELIEFS, OR OUTLOOKS
SHARED BY THE ENTIRE Academic
FAMILY
Religious
FAMILY IDENTITY
WHEN FAMILY THEMES ARE
PROMINENT AND THE FAMILY
UNIT IS COHESIVE, FAMILY
IDENTITY EMERGES
Examples: Families describing themselves as
"fun-loving,"high-achieving," or "responsible
citizens"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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FAMILY IDENTITY AT WORK
MEASURED IDENTITY SALIENCE
Which is a central concept of identity theory, which proposes that once an individual instills meaning
into any of his/her social roles, that role becomes part of his/her self-concept, or identity. This study
measured Identity Salience in relation to family contentment at the workplace.
FINDINGS
Increases in Family Interference at Work were related to more job distress and less job satisfaction,
but only for those who were low in family identity salience. Higher Family Identity Salience led to
higher job satisfaction, especially in women.
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PARENT COMMUNICATION
IN FAMILY IDENTITY
PARENTS TO CHILDREN
The way parents distribute their time, resources, and attention to
their offspring influence the kinds of adult-sibling relationships that
emerge among their children.
OVERALL
Shared Family Identity that young adults experience in
their family relationships varies in how they perceive their own and
their sibling's relationships with both parents, effecting familial http: / / w e b . a . e b s c ohost.com.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/
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Phillips, K. E., & Schrodt, P. (2015). Sibling Antagonism and Shared Family
Identity as Mediators of Differential Parental Treatment and Relational
Outcomes in the Sibling Relationship. Western Journal of Communication,79(5),
634-654. doi:10.1080/10570314.2015.1078497
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHsE6XTJMgg