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Confirmation in Parent–Adolescent Relationships and Adolescent Openness: Toward Extending Confirmation Theory

Pages 434-458 | Published online: 03 Feb 2007

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Amanda J. Holmstrom, Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall, Shelby Wilcox & Ralf Schmälzle. (2024) Confirmation, Disconfirmation, and Communal Coping for Joint Physical Activity in Romantic Dyads. Health Communication 39:6, pages 1067-1081.
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Crosby G. Cobb & Paul Schrodt. (2024) Religious Conversations and Surface Acting as Predictors of Relational Uncertainty in (Dis)confirming Sibling Relationships. Journal of Family Communication 24:1-2, pages 4-23.
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Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall, Nicole Campbell, Molly Carlisle, Emily Lance, Mengyan Ma & Kristina Scharp. (2023) Development and Validation of a Family Member Marginalization Measure (FM3): Difference, Disapproval, and Exclusion Dimensions. Western Journal of Communication 87:4, pages 509-534.
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Paul Schrodt, Madison George & Andrew M. Ledbetter. (2023) Emerging adults’ financial conversations with parents as mediators of family communication patterns and financial Independence. Communication Quarterly 71:2, pages 195-218.
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Toni Morgan & Jody Koenig Kellas. (2022) Communicating Across Eternal Divides: Conceptualizing Communicated Acceptance During Parent-Child Religious Difference. Journal of Family Communication 22:4, pages 328-347.
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Lingzi Zhong, Yiwei Wang & René M. Dailey. (2022) Perceived Partner Confirmation, Depression Management Efforts, and Relationship Functioning in Committed Romantic Relationships. Western Journal of Communication 86:3, pages 337-360.
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Harry Weger & Chiung-Ya Tang. (2022) Attachment Avoidance and Anxiety as Predictors of Confirming and Disconfirming Communication in Romantic Relationships. Southern Communication Journal 87:1, pages 28-43.
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Elizabeth Dorrance Hall, Jingbo Meng & Reed M. Reynolds. (2020) Confidant Network and Interpersonal Communication Associations with Depression in Older Adulthood. Health Communication 35:7, pages 872-881.
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Meara H. Faw, Jennifer Sonne & John Leustek. (2019) Exploring Tough Love Communication in Parents’ Relationships with Their Young Adult Children. Communication Studies 70:4, pages 470-491.
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Kristina M. Scharp & Elizabeth Dorrance Hall. (2019) Reconsidering Family Closeness: A Review and Call for Research on Family Distancing. Journal of Family Communication 19:1, pages 1-14.
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Andy J. Merolla & Jennifer A. Kam. (2018) Parental Hope Communication and Parent-Adolescent Constructive Conflict Management: A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Family Communication 18:1, pages 32-50.
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Mackensie Minniear, Alan Sillars & Katherine Shuy. (2018) Risky Business: Disclosures of Risky Behavior Among Emerging Adults in the Digital Age. Communication Reports 31:1, pages 1-13.
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Kristina M. Scharp & Elizabeth Dorrance Hall. (2017) Family marginalization, alienation, and estrangement: questioning the nonvoluntary status of family relationships. Annals of the International Communication Association 41:1, pages 28-45.
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Jordan Young & Paul Schrodt. (2016) Family Communication Patterns, Parental Modeling, and Confirmation in Romantic Relationships. Communication Quarterly 64:4, pages 454-475.
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Patty Ann Thompson & Paul Schrodt. (2015) Perceptions of Joint Family Storytelling as Mediators of Family Communication Patterns and Family Strengths. Communication Quarterly 63:4, pages 405-426.
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Kelly Renee Rossetto. (2015) Evaluations of Supportive and Unsupportive Responses during Spousal Deployment. Communication Monographs 82:3, pages 291-314.
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Kaitlin E. Phillips & Paul Schrodt. (2015) Sibling Confirmation as a Moderator of Rivalries and Relational Outcomes in Sibling Relationships. Journal of Family Communication 15:1, pages 58-74.
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Jody Koenig Kellas, ErinK. Willer & AprilR. Trees. (2013) Communicated Perspective-Taking During Stories of Marital Stress: Spouses' Perceptions of One Another's Perspective-Taking Behaviors. Southern Communication Journal 78:4, pages 326-351.
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Desiree Aldeis & Tamara D. Afifi. (2013) College Students’ Willingness to Reveal Risky Behaviors: The Influence of Relationship and Message Type. Journal of Family Communication 13:2, pages 92-113.
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Elizabeth A. Baiocchi-Wagner & Amelia E. Talley. (2013) The Role of Family Communication in Individual Health Attitudes and Behaviors Concerning Diet and Physical Activity. Health Communication 28:2, pages 193-205.
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Jordan D. Hamon & Paul Schrodt. (2012) Do Parenting Styles Moderate the Association Between Family Conformity Orientation and Young Adults' Mental Well-Being?. Journal of Family Communication 12:2, pages 151-166.
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CarrieD. Kennedy-Lightsey & MeganR. Dillow. (2011) Initiating and Avoiding Communication with Mothers: Young Adult Children's Perceptions of Hurtfulness and Affirming Styles. Southern Communication Journal 76:5, pages 482-501.
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RenéM. Dailey, AndreaA. McCracken & Lynsey Kluever Romo. (2011) Confirmation and Weight Management: Predicting Effective Levels of Acceptance and Challenge in Weight Management Messages. Communication Monographs 78:2, pages 185-211.
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RenéM. Dailey, Lynsey Kluever Romo & AndreaA. McCracken. (2010) Messages About Weight Management: An Examination of How Acceptance and Challenge Are Related to Message Effectiveness. Western Journal of Communication 74:5, pages 457-483.
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RenéM. Dailey. (2009) Confirmation From Family Members: Parent and Sibling Contributions to Adolescent Psychosocial Adjustment. Western Journal of Communication 73:3, pages 273-299.
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AlanK. Goodboy & ScottA. Myers. (2008) The Effect of Teacher Confirmation on Student Communication and Learning Outcomes. Communication Education 57:2, pages 153-179.
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AnitaL. Vangelisti, KathrynC. Maguire, AliciaL. Alexander & Gretchen Clark. (2007) Hurtful Family Environments: Links with Individual, Relationship, and Perceptual Variables. Communication Monographs 74:3, pages 357-385.
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Elizabeth A. Hintz, Rachel V. Tucker & Steven R. Wilson. Developing Measures for and Testing the Theory of Communicative Disenfranchisement (TCD) in the Context of Chronic Pain. Health Communication 0:0, pages 1-14.
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Elizabeth Dorrance Hall & Steven R. Wilson. (2021) Explicating dimensions of family marginalization and types of marginalized family members. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 38:7, pages 2099-2120.
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Erich J. Sommerfeldt & Michael L. Kent. (2020) Public relations as “dirty work”: Disconfirmation, cognitive dissonance, and emotional labor among public relations professors. Public Relations Review 46:4, pages 101933.
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Steven R. Wilson, Elizabeth Dorrance Hall, Patricia E. Gettings & Rebekah G. Pastor. (2015) A Multiple Goals Analysis of Families Attempting to Encourage U.S. Service Members to Seek Behavioral Health Care: Linking the GPA Model and Confirmation Theory. Communication Research 46:4, pages 525-554.
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Elizabeth A. Munz & Steven R. Wilson. (2014) Caregiver Confirmation and Children’s Attachment Security During the Transition to Kindergarten. Communication Research 44:5, pages 668-690.
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JODY KOENIG KELLAS, KRISTEN CARR, HALEY KRANSTUBER HORSTMAN & DAVID DILILLO. (2017) The Communicated Perspective‐Taking Rating System and links to well‐being in marital conflict. Personal Relationships 24:1, pages 185-202.
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Pat Sniderman, Mark Fenton-O'Creevy & Rosalind Searle. (2016) Effects of managerial communication as moderated by LMX and trait NA. Journal of Managerial Psychology 31:6, pages 1074-1090.
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Walid A. Afifi, Katlyn Gangi, Jim Blascovich, Tamara D. Afifi, Jessica E. Cornick, Anne F. Merrill, Will Ryan & Ken Sterling. (2016) Mothers' Impact on Daughters' Cardiovascular Reactivity in a High-Threat Context: An Immersive Virtual Environment Study. Human Communication Research 42:3, pages 371-395.
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PAUL SCHRODT & ANDREW M. LEDBETTER. (2011) Parental confirmation as a mitigator of feeling caught and family satisfaction. Personal Relationships 19:1, pages 146-161.
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René M. Dailey, Lynsey Kluever Romo & Charee Mooney Thompson. (2011) Confirmation in Couples' Communication About Weight Management: An Analysis of How Both Partners Contribute to Individuals' Health Behaviors and Conversational Outcomes. Human Communication Research 37:4, pages 553-582.
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Tamara D. AfifiKellie Steuber. (2010) The cycle of concealment model. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 27:8, pages 1019-1034.
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René M. DaileyAndrea A. Richards & Lynsey Kluever Romo. (2010) Communication With Significant Others About Weight Management: The Role of Confirmation in Weight Management Attitudes and Behaviors. Communication Research 37:5, pages 644-673.
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