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- Title
Religious Conversations and Relational Uncertainty in Romantic Relationships as Mediators of Family Communication Patterns and Young Adults' Mental Well-being.
- Authors
Schrodt, Paul
- Abstract
This study examined the degree to which religious conversations and relational uncertainty with a romantic partner mediate the associations between family communication patterns (FCPs) (i.e., conversation and conformity orientations) and young adults' mental well-being. Participants included 204 young adults currently involved in a romantic relationship. Results indicated that both orientations predict the frequency with which partners engage in conversations about religion and spirituality with romantic partners. Family conformity orientation had a direct effect on mental well-being, whereas conversation orientation had indirect effects on young adults' mental well-being through religious conversations and relational uncertainty. Theoretically, this study extends FCP theory by demonstrating that relational schemas formed in individuals' families-of-origin may enhance (or inhibit) their mental well-being via conversational and relational experiences with a romantic partner.
- Subjects
FAMILY communication; COMMUNICATION patterns; FAMILY relations; UNCERTAINTY; CONVERSATION; YOUNG adults; WELL-being; SPIRITUALITY
- Publication
Western Journal of Communication, 2021, Vol 85, Issue 3, p339
- ISSN
1057-0314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10570314.2020.1789729