Confirmation from family members: Parent and sibling contributions to adolescent psychosocial adjustment

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-299

  Dailey, René M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Confirmation; Family Communication; Psychosocial Adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957868379     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310903082032     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Aiken, L. S., & West, S. G., (1991). Multiple regression:Testing and interpreting interactions. Newbury Park, CA:Sage.
2. Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., Bell, K. L., & O'Connor, T. G., (1994). Longitudinal assessment of autonomy and relatedness in adolescent-family interactions as predictors of adolescent ego development and self-esteem. Child Development, 65, 179–194.
3. Amato, P. R., (1989). Family processes and the competence of adolescents and primary school children. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 18, 39–53.
4. Armor, D. J., (2001). On family size and intelligence. American Psychologist, 56, 521–522.
5. Bank, L., Patterson, G. R., & Reid, J. B., (1996). Negative sibling interaction patterns as predictors of later adjustment problems in adolescent and young adult males. In G. H., Brody (Ed.), Sibling relationships:Their causes and consequences (pp. 197–230). Norwood, NJ:Ablex.
6. Brody, G. H., (1998). Sibling relationship quality:Its causes and consequences. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 1–24.
7. Brody, G. H., (2004). Siblings' direct and indirect contributions to child development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13, 124–126.
8. Brody, G. H., Kim, S., Murry, V. M., & Brown, A. C., (2003). Longitudinal direct and indirect pathways linking older sibling competence to the development of younger sibling competence. Developmental Psychology, 39, 618–628.
9. Buber, M., (1965). The knowledge of man. New York:Harper & Row.
10. Cicirelli, V. G., (1995). Sibling relationships across the lifespan. New York:Plenum Press.
11. Cissna, K. N., & Anderson, R., (1994). Communication and the ground of dialogue. In R., Anderson, K. N., Cissna, & R. C., Arnett (Eds.), The reach of dialogue:Confirmation, voice, and community (pp. 9–30). Cresskill, NJ:Hampton Press, Inc.
12. Cissna, K. N., & Sieburg, E., (1981). Patterns of interactional confirmation and disconfirmation. In C., Wilder-Mott & J. H., Weakland (Eds.), Rigor and imagination:Essays from the legacy of Gregory Bateson (pp. 253–282). New York:Praeger.
13. Collins, W. A., Maccoby, E. E., Steinberg, L., Hetherington, E. M., & Bornstein, M. H., (2000). Contemporary research on parenting:The case for nature and nurture. American Psychologist, 55, 218–232.
14. Conger, K. J., Conger, R. D., & Scaramella, L. V., (1997). Parents, siblings, psychological control, and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Adolescent Research, 12, 113–138.
15. Coopersmith, S., (1967). The antecedents of self-esteem. San Francisco:W. H. Freeman.
16. Dailey, R. M., (2006). Confirmation in parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent openness:Toward extending confirmation theory. Communication Monographs, 73, 434–458.
17. Dailey, R. M., (2008a). Assessing the contribution of nonverbal behaviors in displays of confirmation in parent-adolescent interactions:An actor-partner interdependence model. Journal of Family Communication, 8, 62–91.
18. Dailey, R. M., (2008b). Parental challenge:Developing and validating a measure of how parents challenge their adolescents. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25, 643–669.
19. Dunn, J., (2002). Sibling relationships. In P. K., Smith & G. H., Hart (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of childhood social development (pp. 223–237). Malden, MA:Blackwell Publishing.
20. Dunn, J., Slomkowski, C., Beardsall, L., & Rende, R., (1994). Adjustment in middle childhood and early adolescence:Links with earlier and contemporary sibling relationships. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 35, 491–504.
21. Elliott, G. R., & Feldman, S. S., (1990). Capturing the adolescent experience. In S. S., Feldman & G. R., Elliott (Eds.), At the threshold:The developing adolescent (pp. 1–13). Cambridge, MA:Harvard University Press.
22. Ellis, K., (2002). Perceived parental confirmation:Development and validation of an instrument. Southern Communication Journal, 67, 319–334.
23. Erikson, E. H., (1968). Identity:Youth and crisis. New York:Norton.
24. Floyd, K., (1995). Gender and closeness among friends and siblings. The Journal of Psychology, 129, 193–202.
25. Friedman, M. S., (1983). The confirmation of otherness, in family, community, and society. New York:Pilgrim Press.
26. Gecas, V., & Schwalbe, M. L., (1986). Parental behavior and adolescent self-esteem. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48, 37–46.
27. Guerrero, L. K., & Afifi, W. A., (1995). What parents don't know:Topic avoidance in parent-child relationships. In T. J., Socha & G. H., Stamp (Eds.), Parents, children, and communication:Frontiers of theory and research (pp. 219–245). Mahwah, NJ:Erlbaum.
28. Hart, C. H., Newell, L. D., & Olsen, S. F., (2003). Parenting skills and social-communicative competence in childhood. In J. O., Greene & B. R., Burleson (Eds.), Handbook of communication and social interaction skills (pp. 753–797). Mahwah, NJ:Lawrence Erlbaum.
29. Harter, S., (1993). Causes and consequences of low self-esteem in children and adolescents. In R. F., Baumeister (Ed.), Self-esteem:The puzzle of low self-regard (pp. 87–116). New York:Plenum.
30. Hauser, S. T., Book, B. K., Houlihan, J., Powers, S., Weiss-Perry, B., et al. (1987). Sex differences within the family:Studies of adolescent and parent family interactions. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 16, 199–220.
31. Hauser, S. T., Houlihan, J., Powers, S. I., Jacobson, A. M., Noam, G. G., et al. (1991). Adolescent ego development within the family:Family styles and family sequences. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 14, 165–193.
32. Hauser, S. T., Powers, S. I., & Noam, G. G., (1991). Adolescents and their families:Paths of ego development. New York:Free Press.
33. Hill, J. P., & Holmbeck, G. N., (1986). Attachment and autonomy during adolescence. In G. J., Whitehurst (Ed.), Annals of Child Development (Vol. 3, pp. 145–189). Greenwich, CT:JAI Press.
34. Howe, N., Aquan-Assee, J., Bukowski, W. M., Lehoux, P. M., & Rinaldi, C. M., (2001). Siblings as confidants:Emotional understanding, relationship warmth, and sibling self-disclosure. Social Development, 10, 439–454.
35. Jenkins, J., (1992). Sibling relationships in disharmonious homes:Potential difficulties and protective effects. In F., Boer & J., Dunn (Eds.), Children's sibling relationships:Developmental and clinical issues (pp. 125–138). Hillsdale, NJ:Lawrence Erlbaum.
36. Kidwell, J. S., (1981). Number of siblings, sibling spacing, sex, and birth order:Their effects on perceived parent-adolescent relationships. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 43, 315–332.
37. Kitamura, T., Sugawara, M., Shima, S., & Toda, M., (1998). Relationship of order and number of siblings to perceived parental attitudes in childhood. Journal of Social Psychology, 138, 342–350.
38. Laing, R. D., (1961). The self and others. London:Tavistock Publications.
39. Laing, R. D., (1965). Mystification, confusion, and conflict. In I., Boszormenyi-Nagy & J. L., Framo (Eds.), Intensive family therapy:Theoretical and practical aspects (pp. 343–363). New York:Harper & Row.
40. Leaper, C., Hauser, S. T., Kremen, A., Powers, S. I., Jacobson, A. M., et al. (1989). Adolescent-parent interactions in relation to adolescents' gender and ego development pathway:A longitudinal study. Journal of Early Adolescence, 9, 335–361.
41. Lempers, J. D., & Clark-Lempers, D. S., (1992). Young, middle, and late adolescents' comparisons of the functional importance of five significant relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 21, 53–96.
42. Lucchetti, A. E., Powers, W. G., & Love, D. E., (2002). The empirical development of child-parent communication apprehension scale for use with young adults. Journal of Family Communication, 2, 109–132.
43. Maccoby, E. E., & Martin, J. A., (1983). Socialization in the context of the family:Parent-child interaction. In E. M., Hetherington (Ed.), Socialization, personality, and social development. Handbook of child psychology:Vol. 4 (pp. 1–101). New York:Wiley.
44. Moser, M. R., Paternite, C. E., & Dixon, W. E., Jr. (1996). Late adolescents' feelings toward parents and siblings. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 42, 537–553.
45. Noller, P., & Callan, V. J., (1991). The adolescent in the family. Florence, KY:Taylor & Frances/Routledge.
46. Noom, M., & Dekovic, M., (1998). Family interaction as a context for the development of adolescent autonomy. In M., Hofer, J., Youniss, & P., Noack (Eds.), Verbal interaction and development in families with adolescents (pp. 109–125). Stamford, CT:Ablex Publishing.
47. Noom, M., Dekovic, M., & Meeus, W., (2001). Conceptual analysis and measurement of adolescent autonomy. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 30, 577–595.
48. Rodgers, J. L., Cleveland, H. H., van den Oord, E., & Rowe, D. C., (2000). Resolving the debate over birth order, family size, and intelligence. American Psychologist, 55, 599–612.
49. Rogers, C. R., (1961). On becoming a person. Boston:Houghton Mifflin.
50. Rosenberg, M., (1965). Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton, NJ:Princeton University.
51. Rosenthal, D. A., Gurney, R. M., & Moore, S. M., (1981). From trust to intimacy:A new inventory for examining Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 10, 525–537.
52. Satir, V., (1967). Conjoint family therapy:A guide to theory and technique. Palo Alto, CA:Science and Behavior Books.
53. Schrodt, P., Ledbetter, A. M., & Ohrt, J. K., (2007). Parental confirmation and affection as mediators of family communication patterns and children's mental well-being. Journal of Family Communication, 7, 23–46.
54. Seginer, R., (1998). Adolescents' perceptions of relationships with older siblings in the context of other close relationships. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 8, 287–308.
55. Sieburg, E., (1975). Interpersonal confirmation:A paradigm for conceptualization and measurement. San Diego, CA:United States International University (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED098634).
56. Sieburg, E., (1976). Confirming and disconfirming organizational communication. In J. L., Owen, P. A., Page, & G. I., Zimmerman (Eds.), Communication in organizations (pp. 129–149). St. Paul, MN:West Publishing Co.
57. Sieburg, E., (1985). Family communication:An integrated systems approach. New York:Gardner Press.
58. Sieburg, E., & Larson, C., (1971, April). Dimensions of interpersonal response. Paper presented at the International Communication Association convention, Phoenix, AZ.
59. Sillars, A., Koerner, A., & Fitzpatrick, M. A., (2005). Communication and understanding in parent-adolescent relationships. Human Communication Research, 31, 102–128.
60. Spear, H. J., & Kulbok, P., (2004). Public Health Nursing, 21, 144–152.
61. Stafford, L., & Bayer, C. L., (1993). Interaction between parents and children. Sage series in interpersonal communication:Vol. 13. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage.
62. Stocker, C. M., Burwell, R. A., & Briggs, M. L., (2002). Sibling conflict in middle childhood predicts children's adjustment in early adolescence. Journal of Family Psychology, 16, 50–57.
63. Volling, B. L., & Belsky, J., (1992). The contributions of mother-child and father-child relationships to the quality of sibling interaction:A longitudinal study. Child Development, 63, 1209–1222.
64. Wagner, M. E., Schubert, H. J. P., & Schubert, D. S. P., (1985). Family size effects:A review. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 146, 65–78.
65. Walker, L. J., & Taylor, J. H., (1991). Family interactions and the development of moral reasoning. Child Development, 62, 264–283.
66. Watzlawick, P., Beavin, J. H., & Jackson, D. D., (1967). Pragmatics of human communication. New York:Norton.
67. Yeh, H.-C., & Lempers, J. D., (2004). Perceived sibling relationships and adolescent development. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 33, 133–147.
68. Youniss, J., & Smollar, J., (1985). Adolescent relations with mothers, fathers, and friends. Chicago:University of Chicago Press.