Confirmatory and disconfirmatory feedback in families of schizophrenics, pathological controls and normals: replication and expansion.
The question of whether or not there are types of family communication specific to schizophrenia was addressed by a replication of a previous study and expanding the material. The interaction between parents of schizophrenics (S) (n = 17), non-schizophrenic pathological controls (NS) (n = 15) and normals (N) (n = 14) was observed during consensus couple Rorschach. Their communication was analyzed by a newly developed revised edition of the Confirmation and Disconfirmation Coding System, CONDIS-R. Studies of intrarater agreement and split-half estimates supported the reliability of CONDIS-R. The results showed that S had more egocentric communication and active disqualifications than NS and N. S were also less likely to communicate that they kept track of and understood the other spouse's communication.
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Norweigan Research Council Centre for Youth Research, Oslo.
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D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012931:Social Environment