Abstract
Familial bonds have the potential to satisfy our need for human relationships, but they are also likely to cause us to be both victims and sources of ostracism. Feelings of ostracism likely stem from communicative experiences and may extend to perceptions of family satisfaction. It would seem ostracism mediates the relationship between family communication patterns and family satisfaction. Although the current study did not confirm the proposed model of ostracism, an alternative model is discussed. Further, individuals who are married and have children perceive less ostracism in their families than individuals who are in single and do not have children.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
44
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
21
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Carmon, Anna F. and Poulsen, Joan R.
(2012)
"Do You Feel Left Out of Your Family?: An Examination of Family Communication Patterns and Ostracism,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 44:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol44/iss1/4
Copyright
©2012 Iowa Communication Association
