Communicatively Managing Religious Identity Difference in Parent-Child Relationships: The Role of Accommodative and Nonaccommodative Communication

Beyond Religious Rigidities: Religious Firmness and Religious Flexibility as Complementary Loyalties in Faith Transmission

“…Using this model, Schrodt (2005) found that family expressiveness was positively associated with adaptability and cohesion within the family. When family members communicated with each other, they were more likely to adapt well to different situations, which can be helpful when it comes to religious beliefs, practices, and rituals (Colaner et al 2014). However, a study among Orthodox Jews in Israel found that the Circumplex Model did not necessarily apply to them and their family functioning because these Orthodox Jews highly valued the familial transmission of religious behaviors and beliefs, which made a high degree of control adaptive and normative for their families.…”

Communication Accommodation and Identity Gaps as Predictors of Relational Solidarity in Interfaith Family Relationships

“…Similar to other intergroup contexts, intergroup dynamics in the family can lead to negative relational outcomes (Colaner et al, 2014).…”

“…As scholars continue to move forward in understanding the role of communication in potentially ameliorating negative consequences of religious and faith-based differences in the family, it will be important to further investigate the distinctions, if any, between the five (non)accommodation behaviors originally proposed by Colaner et al (2014) given the high correlations evident in the current study. In doing so, more recent theorizing on communication accommodation theory such as work focusing on the role of perceived motives for (non) accommodative behavior ) may provide additional insight into the cognitive and communicative mechanisms at play as they relate to individual (e.g., identity gaps) and relational outcomes.…”

“…In fact, much of the work on intergroup dialogue (e.g., Dessel, Rogge, & Garlington, 2006) demonstrates the importance of constructive discussion concerning difference as a way to ameliorate the personal and relational consequences of salient differences (such as religion) in our families. Supporting work by Colaner et al (2014) and others (Soliz & Rittenour, 2012), identity difference in the familyeven with important aspects of self, such as religion-is not inherently negative or problematic. The consequences of difference are constituted in our communication.…”

“…In the context of interfaith families, Colaner, Soliz, and Nelson (2014) identify two accommodative and three nonaccommodative behaviors linked to relational solidarity. Religious-specific supportive communication occurs when individuals convey support and regard for the other's religious identity, even though it is dissimilar from their own.…”