When children are not genetically related to their parents, What do we really know about parent-child communication? Martha A. Rueter Department of Family.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Gold Sneaker Initiative Introduction. Introductions Please state your 1.Name 2.Where you live and work 3.Which age group of children have the most energy?

Advertisements

The links between sibling relationships and the whole family

A Focus on Team Meetings 1. 2 Think about the individual. Remember that each student has individual needs, based upon the impact of his/her disability.

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. Who Are Identified As Exceptional? 6.5 million children in the U.S. Categories include:   Learning disabled   Communication.

Marital Satisfaction and the Development of Autonomy and Close Friendships in Early Adolescence Jessica R. Meyer L. Wrenn Thompson Kathleen Boykin McElhaney.

Rusk County Joint implementation by: UW-Extension, Social Services, Family Resources of ICAA For Parents And Youth STRENGTHENING PROGRAM PROGRAM.

Abstract Investigated the mother-child relationship and adolescents’ emotional symptoms and adaptive skills reported by youth. Negative mother-child relationship.

How do I look? Links amongst body image, family functioning and parent-child relationships in teenage girls. Carla Crespo, Jan Pryor, Magda Kielpikowski.

Shared Fate & Adopted Adolescent Adjustment: Implications for Acknowledging Racial & Ethnic Difference Kayla N. Anderson, M.A. Martha A. Rueter, Ph.D.

Bong Joo Lee Seoul National University The Relationship between Children’s Development and Socioeconomic Factors in Korea.

PARENTING STYLES OBJECTIVE: LEARN ABOUT COMMON PATTERNS PARENTS EXHIBIT WHEN PARENTING THEIR CHILDREN AND WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THOSE PATTERNS.

1 Christina Rinaldi, PhD, RPsych University of Alberta Research funded by the Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research.

Methods Conclusions The Association Between Sibling Closeness Perceptions, Observed Family Communication Patterns, and Adoptive Status Diana R. Samek &

1 Gender & Delinquency : Aggression, Peer Influence and Alcohol Use in Adolescence Melinda G. Schmidt, M.A. Joseph P. Allen, Ph.D. University of Virginia.

Conclusion and Implications Hypotheses and Results Parenting Styles and their Effects on Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Emerging Adults Brandi Williams &

 Past research examining the relationship between interparental conflict (IPC) and children’s adjustment has emphasized the importance of emotional, cognitive,

Robert Wm. Blum, MD, MPH, PhD Center for Adolescent Health & Development WHO Collaborating Centre on Adolescent Health University of Minnesota Prepared.

The educational attainment phenotype Matt McGue Department of Psychology University of Minnesota Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working.

BY: Tiara Bouldrick-Turnage.  Sibling Rivalry is the jealousy, competition and fighting between siblings  Sibling Rivalry can come from two things,

Peer Influence Peer Relations in Childhood and Adolescence Friendship

Genetics Human Genome Behavioral Genetics Family Studies Twin Studies

April 24-27, 2003 Presented at the Society for Research on Child Development, Tampa, FL Parent-Child Relationships During Middle Childhood: Relations to.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. C H A P T E R Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies,

The Influence of Parent Education on Child Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Parents Beliefs and Behaviors Pamela E. Davis-Kean University of Michigan This.

Parenting Primary School Age Children Dr Louise Keown Faculty of Education.

Chapter 15: Family Relationships

Working with birth parents. Care Planning Different pathways through the care system affect the purpose and goals of working with families: permanent.

1 The New York State Education Department New York State’s Student Reporting and Accountability System.

Stress & Divorce Diathesis-Stress Model –Diathesis = predisposing vulnerabilities –Stress = environmental factors/stessors that can contribute to the development.

Child conflict in adoptive families and non-adoptive families: The role of family communication Martha A. Rueter Department of Family Social Science Margaret.

Promoting Father Engagement New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

Disclosure, family communication context, and child outcomes after infertility treatment Martha A. Rueter, PhD a, Jennifer Connor, PhD b, Lauri Pasch c,

Interventions with Families Chapter 10. Background Ecological systems perspective guides social work practice and calls for intervention on multiple levels.

Module 2: Creating a Supportive Classroom Climate Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment in Our Nation’s Classrooms.

Political Socialization Public Opinion: opinions and attitudes shared by significant numbers of people on social and political issues. NOT individual opinions.

Integrative Data Analysis with Multi- Source Data Daniel J. Bauer 1 Andrea L. Howard 2 Patrick J. Curran 1 Andrea M. Hussong 1 1 Center for Developmental.

Do Socio-Religious Characteristics Account for Later Alcohol Onset? Paul T. Korte, B.A. Jon Randolph Haber, Ph.D.

Team Dynamics and Leadership

Sarah Girgis.  5000 people under the age of 21 die each year as a result of drinking. 8 teens die everyday in alcohol related car crashes.  Underage.

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Family Functioning Sabrina Grondhuis Psychology and Social Behavior University of California, Irvine May 31, 2008.

Teamwork! Creating a Positive Partnership with Parents Janet K Peterson

Consistency in Reports of Early Alcohol Use Supported by grants AA009022, AA007728, & AA (NIAAA); HD (NICHD) and DA18660 (NIDA) Carolyn E.

Differential Parenting as a Predictor of Child Psychopathology Courtney Ficks, Whitney Guthrie, Lisa Doelger, Karina R. Horowitz, & Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant.

Growing Up and Moving On: Family Involvement in Transition Lauren Lindstrom, Ph.D. University of Oregon Youth Transition Program Conference February 16,

Dyadic Sex Differences in Adoptive and Nonadoptive Family Relationships during Emerging Adulthood Amy Walkner-Spaan, M.S.W., L.I.S.W. Martha Rueter, Ph.D.

DRINKING MOTIVES AND CONTINUING TO DRINK IN ADOLESCENT TWIN BOYS: INVESTIGATING THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF ANXIETY SENSITIVITY Michele L. Pergadia, Andrew.

Table 2: Correlation between age and readiness to change Table 1: T-test relating gender and readiness to change  It is estimated that 25% of children.

The Family Parents play 3 roles: Direct instructors

Chapter 7 Family Communication. The importance of family communication Family is the site where our socialization begins Families help to create, instill,

The Power of Parent Involvement Less talk and more action.

ACT Enhanced Parenting Intervention to Promote At-Risk Adolescents’ School Engagement Larry Dumka, Ph.D. Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics ARIZONA.

Transition into School Parent Hui What is needed for a good transition into school?  early planning,  parent / whānau engagement,  strong relationships.

The Role of Response Efficacy on the Relationship between Cultural Orientation and Decision-Making Preference in the Patient-Physician Communication University.

DİLARA ALTAN.  Concerns about the context of human behavior is increased accordingly Developmental and Social psychologists have conducted research that.

Born First, Born Smarter? Zajonc, R.B., & Markus, G.B. (1975) Birth order and intellectual development. Psychological Review,

Debunking Gender Misconceptions. Differences Between Boys and Girls Women / GirlsMen / Boys Perform better when working in a group Traditionally nurturing.

Family Roles Where we’ve been and where we’re going…

Iowa Youth Survey 2010 Southeast Polk Results. Who took this survey? Grade # in grade # surveyed % surveyed % % %

Chapter 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types

Monkey See, Monkey Do: Sibling Influence on Adolescent Risk Taking Penelope Scow Adolescent Risk Taking (Psych 4900) Weber State University.

Too Smart To Start An underage alcohol use prevention initiative for parents, caregivers, and their 9- to 13-year-old children Demorest Elementary School.

Kelsi Krueger with mentor Jill Senner Communication Disorders.

Socialization. What is Socialization Enables people to learn culture and become functioning members of society Purpose 1.Establishes social identity -

Student Development Philosophy Stephen Nabors EDU654: Student Development in Higher Education Instructor: Judith Marged March 3, 2015.

Extended Pedigrees HGEN619 class 2007.

Family Communication.

Working with birth parents

Bell work: 1/27/2016 Write in your notebook. DO NOT TURN IN

Chapter 9 Communicating in Groups

Week 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types

Presentation transcript:

When children are not genetically related to their parents, What do we really know about parent-child communication? Martha A. Rueter Department of Family Social Science University of Minnesota

Presentation overview Introduction: What we know about family communication Foundation: Data source: SIBS Guiding theory: Family Communication Patterns Findings: Communication, genetic relatedness, adjustment Communication, genetic relatedness, agreement Future Directions

Appropriate parental control Clear, positive or neutral messages Listening to one another Warmth Control MessagesListeningWarmth Family Communication Child Adjustment Some things we know: Introduction

When children are not genetically related to their parents, What do we know about parent-child communication? Martha A. Rueter Department of Family Social Science Ascan F. Koerner Department of Communication Studies University of Minnesota Foundation

Sibling Interaction Behavior Study (SIBS) Research Team Matt McGue, PI Bill Iacano Irene Elkins Meg Keyes Martha Rueter SIBS is funded by grants for the US government: NIMH, NIDA, NIAAA Foundation

N = 617 families, each with two participating children. Elder child, M age = years. Younger child, M age = years. N = 409 families: Child ( ren ) not genetically related to parents. N = 285 families: Both children adopted. N = 124 families: 1 child adopted, 1 child not adopted. N = 208 families: Children genetically related to parents. Sibling Interaction Behavior Study (SIBS) Participants Foundation

Family Adoption Status (Adoptive or Non-adoptive family) Family communication and adoption status directly associated? Child Adjustment Control MessagesListeningWarmth Family Communication Family communication and adoption status interact. Rueter et al, JFP, in press Rueter & Koerner, JMF, 2008 Foundation

Family Communication Patterns Theory (Koerner & Fitzpatrick, 2004) Optimal family functioning requires that members achieve a Shared social reality exists when family members (A) Agree. (B) Accurately perceive their agreement. shared social reality Foundation

Family Communication Child Adjustment Family Communication Patterns Theory Foundation Parent-child genetic relatedness Child Adjustment Family Shared Social Reality Family Communication

Family Communication Patterns Theory (Koerner & Fitzpatrick, 2004) Conversation Orientation: Emphasizes discussion to achieve shared social reality. Conformity Orientation: Emphasizes looking to an authority to achieve shared social reality. Shared Social Reality Achieved through reliance on a combination of 2 orientations. Foundation

Conversation Orientation Conformity Orientation Consensual Protective Family Communication Patterns (FCP) Pluralistic Laissez-Faire Low High Foundation

MFOY MF O Y M F OYMF O Y Family Communication Patterns (4 Latent Classes) Observed Control Observed Communication Observed Listening Observed Warmth Measuring Family Communication Patterns Rueter & Koerner, JMF, 2008 Older Sex Younger Sex Findings: Adjustment

Laissez Faire Rueter & Koerner, JMF, 2008

Control CommunicationListeningWarmth Family Communication Pattern Parent-child genetic relatedness (Adoptive or Non-adoptive family) Family Communication Pattern and adoption status directly associated? Findings: Adjustment

Dark Bars: Adoptive Light Bars: Non-adoptive Rueter & Koerner, JMF, 2008

Parent-child genetic relatedness (Adoptive or Non-adoptive family) Family communication and genetic relatedness directly associated? Control MessagesListeningWarmth Family Communication Pattern Child Adjustment Family communication and genetic relatedness interact. Findings: Adjustment

Parent-child genetic relatedness (Adoptive or Non-adoptive family) Control MessagesListeningWarmth Family Communication Pattern Child Externalizing Behavior Family communication and genetic relatedness interact. Findings: Adjustment

Observed Defiance to Mother Self- Reported Delinquency Teacher Reported Externalizing Diagnosed Symptoms Externalizing Observed Defiance to Father Older child Externalizing Behavior (2 Latent Classes) Measuring child externalizing behavior Rueter & Koerner, JMF, 2008 Older Sex Older Age Findings: Adjustment

Control CommunicationListeningWarmth HS to M DBI Ext (Teacher) HS to F Ext (Symptoms) Family Communication Pattern Child Externalizing Behavior Estimate the proportion of children placed in the high externalizing subgroup for each Family Communication Pattern Findings: Adjustment

Hypothesized externalizing levels by Family Communication Pattern Consensual Pluralistic Protective Laissez-Faire Conversation Orientation Conformity Orientation Lowest externalizing Moderate externalizing Highest externalizing Findings: Adjustment

Parent-child genetic relatedness (Adoptive or Non-adoptive family) Child Externalizing Behavior Control MessagesListeningWarmth Family Communication Pattern Family Communication Pattern and genetic relatedness interact. Findings: Adjustment

Conversation Orientation Conformity Orientation Consensual Pluralistic Protective Laissez-Faire Hypothesized externalizing levels by Family Communication Pattern and genetic relatedness Adopted similar to non-adopted Adopted similar to non-adopted Adopted higher than non-adopted Adopted higher than non-adopted Findings: Adjustment

18.5% 4.1% 2.6% 16.7% 26.9% 0.0% 12.3% 7.8% Proportion of Children placed in the High Externalizing Subgroup across Family Communication Patterns by Adoption Status Rueter & Koerner, JMF, 2008

Family Communication Pattern Child Adjustment Parent-child genetic relatedness Family Shared Social Reality Family Communication Patterns Theory and parent-child genetic relatedness

Family Communication Pattern Family Shared Social Reality Parent-child genetic relatedness The Role of Shared Social Reality Findings: Agreement

Q1. Drinking is a good way to celebrate special occasions. Q2. Drinking can help you feel less shy. Q3. Drinking can make you feel more confident. Q4. Drinking with others is a good way to have fun. Q5. Drinking makes parties more fun. Q6. Drinking makes it easier to talk to people at parties. Sibling Shared Social Alcohol Expectancies Older and younger sibling responses to 6 questions: Items from the Alcohol Expectancies Questionnaire (Brown et al., 1987). Measuring Shared Social Reality Rueter & Koerner, ISSBD, 2008 Findings: Agreement

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Statistical Model of Sibling Shared Social Reality Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies Older Sex Older Age Younger Sex Younger Age Rueter & Koerner, ISSBD, 2008 Findings: Agreement

Family Communication Pattern Sibling Shared Social Reality Sibling genetic relatedness The Role of Shared Social Reality Findings: Agreement

Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies Adoptive siblings (N = 409).07 (t = 1.32) Non-adoptive siblings (N = 208).44 (t = 3.64) Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies  2 (df = 1) = 8.81, P <.05 Direct effect of genetic relatedness Rueter & Koerner, ISSBD, 2008 Findings: Agreement

Direct effect of Family Communication Pattern Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies Family emphasizes conversation (N = 230).42 (t = 4.27) Family does not emphasize conversation (N = 386).02 (t =.44) Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies  2 (df = 1) = 13.92, P <.05 Rueter & Koerner, ISSBD, 2008 Findings: Agreement

Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies Family emphasizes conversation (N = 158).36 (t = 3.64) Family does not emphasize conversation (N = 250) -.04 (t = -.71) Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies  2 (df = 1) = 13.26, P <.05 Interaction between FCP and genetic relatedness: Adoptive siblings Rueter & Koerner, ISSBD, 2008 Findings: Agreement

Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies Family emphasizes conversation (N = 72).71 (t = 2.55) Family does not emphasize conversation (N = 136).35 (t = 2.34) Older Social Alcohol Expectancies Younger Social Alcohol Expectancies  2 (df = 1) = 1.77, P >.05) Interaction between FCP and genetic relatedness: Non-adoptive siblings Rueter & Koerner, ISSBD, 2008 Findings: Agreement

Family Communication Pattern Sibling Shared Social Reality Sibling genetic relatedness The Role of Shared Social Reality Findings: Agreement

Family Communication Pattern Family Shared Social Reality Parent-child genetic relatedness Child Adjustment Future Directions