Talking about Health Events: Conversational Style of Parents and Children in a Family Relationship Context - Softcover

Gendron, Melissa; Symons, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659463728 ISBN 13: 9783659463723

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

This study emphasizes the importance of communication between parents and children. It addresses how relationship quality, health knowledge, and emotional processing may be reflected in how parents and children talk about potentially distressing events within the family, as well as the importance of elaborative talk, and the expression of thoughts and feelings within conversation. This research also demonstrates the positive impact parent and child communication may have on a child’s development and future approach to stressful experiences. Funding for this study was generously provided by the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

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About the Author

Melissa Gendron, M.Sc., specializes in early social and cognitive development research within the child-clinical psychology field. Dr. Douglas Symons is a child-clinical psychologist with general research interests in early social development, including topics such as parent-child interaction, attachment theory, and social understanding.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659463728
• ISBN 13: 9783659463723
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88