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Publication details [#49461]

Dailey, René M. 2006. Confirmation in Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Adolescent Openness: Toward Extending Confirmation Theory. Communication Monographs 73 (4) : 434–458.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

adolescent | communication | family conversation | mother-child conversation

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper explores the role of confirmation in parent-adolescent relationships concerning adolescents' openness with their parents. The findings suggest that theory on confirmation in family relationships ought to incorporate a transactional approach.