Family Interaction as a Function of Experimental Task
- 1 December 1973
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 12 (4) , 415-427
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1973.00415.x
Abstract
To assess consistency family interaction across different experimental tasks, the present study evaluated family patterns of talking and interrupting, as elicited from discussions of a Plan Something Together Task, a set of TAT cards, and an Unrevealed Difference Questionnaire. With few exceptions, data analyses indicated that such family patterns are not altered significantly as a function of experimental tasks and, therefore, suggest considerable interactional stability across differing contexts. Characteristics of the present study (as well as related investigations of task effects) are discussed in terms of implications for future research efforts.Keywords
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