Parental Confirmation and Affection as Mediators of Family Communication Patterns and Children's Mental Well-Being

The Effect of Teacher Confirmation on Student Communication and Learning Outcomes

“…Furthermore, Ellis (2002) discovered that parental confirmation is a positive predictor of children's self-worth, intellectual ability, and self-perceived attractiveness. Similarly, Schrodt, Ledbetter, and Ohrt (2007) revealed that parental confirmation is related positively to a family's conversational orientation and children's self-esteem, whereas parental confirmation is related negatively to children's perceived stress and symptoms of poor mental health.…”

Grieving Those We've Lost: An Examination of Family Communication Patterns and Grief Reactions

“…Individuals who openly share their grief with others are likely to be changed in positive ways (Lattanzi & Hale, 1984-1985, thus experiencing the grief reaction of personal growth. Further, highly communicative families also tend to report high self-esteem, low stress, and improved communication skills (Koesten, 2004;Schrodt et al, 2007), all of which contribute to the likelihood of positive grief reactions (Caplan et al, 2005). Thus, our results indicate that families who encourage open and honest communication are likely to experience feelings of personal growth after a death of a family member.…”

“…FCPs influence children's mental well-being and self-esteem (Huang, 1999;Schrodt, Ledbetter, & Ohrt, 2007), reticence 254 A. F. Carmon et al (Kelly et al, 2002), and communication competence (Koesten, 2004). In general, families low in conversation orientation have less parent-child communication (Kelly et al, 2002).…”

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

“…Received affection has been associated with physiological and mental well-being. For instance, received affection is related positively to self-esteem, happiness, and general mental health but inversely related to depression and stress (Floyd, 2002;Schrodt, Ledbetter, & Ohrt, 2007). Thus, granddaughters and grandsons may benefit relatively equally from their GP-GC relationships.…”