ArticleBMC psychology2023
The role of family communication patterns in intergenerational COVID-19 discussions and preventive behaviors: a social cognitive approach.
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- Family communication and child behavior problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.Developmental psychology · 2026Article
- United in stress, divided in response: grandparent-grandchild differences in COVID-19 protective attitudes and intergenerational conflict: findings from a Swiss survey.Frontiers in sociology · 2026Article
- Intergenerational transmission of disability stigma: the mediating role of family communication patterns and the moderating effect of cognitive empathy.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Information and authority: research on the mechanism of offspring's health information avoidance behavior.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Youth health behaviors and their reverse intergenerational impact.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Determine the factors that affected COVID-19 prevention behaviors based on constructs of social cognition theory.BMC public health · 2023Article
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backgroundThis study explores and compares the influences of family communication patterns (conversation orientation and conformity orientation) on family discussion and preventive behaviors for older parents and their adult children in the context of the early COVID-19 outbreak.
methodsA total of 248 participants, including 117 parents and 131 adult children, participated in an online survey in February 2020. Participants reported family communication patterns, family discussions related to COVID-19, and their preventive behaviors.
resultsConversation orientation was positively associated with information sharing and scientific discussion for older parents and adult children. Our results revealed the differential influences of conformity orientation on older parents and adult children. Conformity orientation was positively associated with scientific discussion for older parents but was not significantly associated with any form of family discussion reported by adult children. There was a significant interaction effect of conversation orientation and conformity orientation on disputed communication within the family, suggesting that conflicts may arise in COVID-related discussions when parents and adult children value conversation and conformity. Scientific discussion was found to mediate the relationships between family communication patterns and preventive behaviors. The effects of scientific discussions were stronger for older parents than for adult children.
conclusionsFamily communication patterns can be associated with preventive behaviors through different forms of family discussion about COVID-19. Conversation orientation is a strong facilitator for positive behavioral effects and scientific discussion is the most benign form of family health discussion. Health communication efforts should enhance the agency role of the family and motivate scientific discussion in health practices.
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