Adult sons' satisfaction with their relationships with fathers and person?group (father) communication apprehension
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Quarterly
- Vol. 40 (2) , 162-176
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01463379209369831
Abstract
The present study was designed to explore the empirical relationship between adult sons' communication apprehension regarding their fathers and satisfaction with those relationships. Results indicated that (1) apprehension and satisfaction were negatively correlated, (2) a descending nonlinear function best described the relationship, (3) both frequency and intensity of apprehension experiences contributed to the prediction of satisfaction, and (4) father communication apprehension was empirically distinct from general dyadic communication apprehension. These results were initially derived from the responses of a screening sample and were subsequently cross‐validated. Theoretical implications are discussed.Keywords
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