Emerging Adult Siblings' Use of Verbally Aggressive Messages as Hurtful Messages

Myers, Scott A.; Bryant, Leah E.

doi:10.1080/01463370802240981

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“…For instance, family members and romantic partners' messages tend to hurt more than those from friends (Vangelisti & Crumley, 1998), whereas message type does not differentiate degree of hurt in sibling relationships (Myers & Bryant, 2008), probably because sib-lings have such strong relational histories and confirmed expectations for indestructible bonds. In this way, siblings are far different from in-laws whose lack of a (long) shared family history, and corresponding ambiguity in regard to rules and expectations (Fischer, 1983), are more likely to lead them to differentiate between the types of messages that elicit varying amounts of hurt.…”

Section: Hurtful Mil Messagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Rittenour

Kellas

2015

Communication Quarterly

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Section: Hurtful Mil Messagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Rittenour

Kellas

2015

Communication Quarterly

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“…In accordance with Soliz's (2007) GP-GC study, the participants were not asked to identify the reason for communicating with this specific grandparent. Moreover, family communication scholars (e.g., Myers & Bryant, 2008) often require that participants identify the target family member to ensure that all instruments are completed in reference to a specific family member. Thus, the participants were further instructed to identify the initials of the grandparent on whom they reported.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Grandparents' Expressions of Affection for Their Grandchildren: Examining Grandchildren's Relational Attitudes and Behaviors

Månsson

Booth‐Butterfield

2011

Southern Communication Journal

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Following Affection Exchange Theory, the aims of this study were to (a) examine if grandparents' provision of affectionate communication to their grandchildren differs depending on grandparent-grandchild sex and relationship type (i.e., biological=non-biological) and (b) to examine the relationships between grandparents' provision of affectionate communication and grandchildren's social relationship development. Undergraduate students (N ¼ 184) completed the Affectionate Communication Index (Floyd & Morman, 1998) in reference to a specific grandparent as well as self-reported involvement in and attitudes toward close social relationships. Results indicated that grandparents express the same amount of affection for their granddaughters and grandsons, but biological grandparents express more affection for their grandchildren than do nonbiological grandparents. Results further indicated that grandparents' expressed affection was related positively to grandchildren's social activities but related negatively to grandchildren's discomfort with closeness and social isolation.

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“…Given past discussions in grandparent–grandchild research (Fowler & Soliz, 2010; Kam & Hecht, 2009), random assignment was implemented in order to prevent participants from reporting on a favorite grandparent. Also consistent with past family research (Mansson & Booth-Butterfield, 2011; Mansson, Myers, & Turner, 2010; Myers & Bryant, 2008), participants wrote the initials of the grandparent to which they were randomly assigned in order to help them focus on that specific grandparent rather than all their grandparents in general. Students who were initially assigned to a deceased grandparent or to a living grandparent with whom they had no relationship were randomly reassigned to another grandparent before answering any of the survey’s substantive questions.…”

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Paternal grandmothers benefit the most from expressing affection to grandchildren: An extension of evolutionary and sociological research

Bernhold

Giles

2017

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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This study explored how type of grandparent is related to grandparents’ affectionate communication and grandchildren’s relational closeness to grandparents. We predicted that grandchildren would be closest to and receive the most affection from maternal grandmothers, followed by maternal grandfathers, paternal grandmothers, and paternal grandfathers. We also hypothesized that type of grandparent would moderate the associations between affection and closeness. Using a convenience sample of grandchildren (n = 281), we found that grandchildren were closer to maternal grandparents rather than paternal grandparents. Grandchildren reported receiving more memories and humor from their paternal grandfathers rather than their maternal grandmothers. Type of grandparent moderated the associations between the love and esteem received from grandparents and closeness as well as the associations between the physical tokens of affection received from grandparents and closeness such that associations were amplified for paternal grandmothers. Findings are discussed in terms of their contributions to evolutionary and sociological research.

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Emerging Adult Siblings' Use of Verbally Aggressive Messages as Hurtful Messages

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Grandparents' Expressions of Affection for Their Grandchildren: Examining Grandchildren's Relational Attitudes and Behaviors

Paternal grandmothers benefit the most from expressing affection to grandchildren: An extension of evolutionary and sociological research

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