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Relations of Family-of-Origin Communication Patterns to Attachment and Satisfaction in Emerging Adults’ Romantic Relationships.

Extending previous research, we explored the relation of family-of-origin communication patterns to emerging adults’ romantic relationship satisfaction in a sample of college students (N= 312). We hypothesized a model where romantic attachment statistically mediates the relation of family communicat...

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Published in:American Journal of Family Therapy Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 295 - 311
Main Authors: Whittington, D. Drew, Turner, Lisa. A.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd May/Jun2024
Subjects:
Satisfaction
Conversation
Undergraduates
Family relations
Parenting
Families
Communication
College students
Friendship
Descriptive statistics
Statistics
Data analysis software
Confidence intervals
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Extending previous research, we explored the relation of family-of-origin communication patterns to emerging adults’ romantic relationship satisfaction in a sample of college students (N= 312). We hypothesized a model where romantic attachment statistically mediates the relation of family communication with romantic relationship satisfaction. Open family communication was positively related to satisfaction through attachment anxiety and avoidance; conformity communication was negatively related to satisfaction through anxiety, but not avoidance. After controlling for attachment, conformity communication was positively directly related to relationship satisfaction. Findings provide important insight into the importance of family communication patterns in the development of relationships.