Abstract
Audiotape recordings of family interaction samples from 30 nondistressed and 32 multiproblem families were coded for communication deviance (CD). Maternal CD was found to be higher in families high on measures of "preschizophrenic" child behavior, externalizing or "acting out" offspring behavior, overall family distress, and maladaptive marital and family alliance structures. Paternal CD was found to be higher in families in which offspring were rated high on externalizing behaviors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 313-325 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Interactional communication deviance
- child behavior problems
- family system distress
- marital distress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry