Journal article
Children-in-laws' message processing: Associations among uncertainty, perceived topic avoidance, goal inferences, and martial satisfaction
Journal of social and personal relationships, Vol.36(11-12), pp.3908-3933
11/01/2019
DOI: 10.1177/0265407519841724
Abstract
Uncertainty is germane to the in-law experience. Although associations between in-law's doubts and message production are well documented, less is known about how in-law's uncertainty corresponds with their message processing and how these evaluations associate with relational outcomes. Weaving theorizing on uncertainty and goal detection, the present study examined associations between children-in-law's uncertainty, message processing, and marital satisfaction. Self-report, survey data from children-in-law (n = 199) revealed that their uncertainty corresponds with biased appraisals of their parents-in-law's communication, specifically perceived topic avoidance and the goals undergirding their avoidant communication (i.e., goal inferences). Additionally, perceived topic avoidance rather than uncertainty shared a stronger association with goal inferences. Finally, goal inferences were directly and indirectly associated with children-in-law's marital satisfaction. Results are interpreted in light of their theoretical and practical contributions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Children-in-laws' message processing: Associations among uncertainty, perceived topic avoidance, goal inferences, and martial satisfaction
- Creators
- Sylvia L. Mikucki-Enyart - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of social and personal relationships, Vol.36(11-12), pp.3908-3933
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/0265407519841724
- ISSN
- 0265-4075
- eISSN
- 1460-3608
- Number of pages
- 26
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Communication Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984283726602771
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