[Communication in functional and dysfunctional families with adolescent children. III. Evaluation of the relation of verbal and nonverbal communications].
This study analyzes communication in families with one or more adolescent children, thus undergoing a critical period of transition. Two groups are compared: a group of 11 "functional" families (no child referral for psychological problems) and a group of 11 "dysfunctional" families (one adolescent child referral for psychological problems). The analysis of relationships between verbal and non-verbal communication indicates that more inter-channel congruence is achieved in "functional" families; this holds for individual as well as for inter-partners interactions. The results of the previously published separate analysis of verbal and non-verbal communication are briefly resumed. The findings of the study as a whole are interpreted in terms of the General Systems Theory with regard to the function of "parental framing" of the child's development.
Doudin
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PA
Haas
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C
Navarro
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C
Kaufmann
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D014705:Verbal Behavior
La communication dans des familles "fonctionnelles" et "dysfonctionnelles" avec enfants adolescents. III. Mise en relation des communications verbales et non-verbales.