Abstract
Family Communication Patterns Theory is a general theory of family communication that focuses on parent-child communication concerned with establishing a shared social reality. It identifies basic processes of coming to a shared agreement that impact not only concurrent communication behaviors, but long-term information processing, psychosocial, and behavioral outcomes as well.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Engaging Theories in Family Communication |
| Subtitle of host publication | Multiple Perspectives |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 142-153 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351790680 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138700932 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |