This volume advances theory and research by presenting original, empirical studies as well as theoretical and methodological overviews on dark family communication processes.
Taking an interdisciplinary and international approach, the volume includes contributions from the most respected scholars in their specialty areas.

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Loreen N. Olson (PhD, University of Nebraska) is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is the lead author of The Dark Side of Family Communication and was previously the editor of the Journal of Family Communication. Mark A. Fine (PhD, The Ohio State University) is Professor and Chair in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was previously the editor of Family Relations and the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and he is the author or editor of numerous books on families, family diversity, divorce, and family theories.

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Contents: Chris Segrin/Analisa Arroyo: Mental Health Problems in Family Contexts Michelle Miller-Day/Sam M. Dorros/L. Edward Day: The Impact of Maternal and Paternal Communication Dominance on Offspring s Negative Self-Talk, Depression, and Suicidality Ashley P. Duggan/Brielle Kilmartin: Parental and Sibling Behaviors that Encourage Daughters Continued Eating Disorders: An Inconsistent Nurturing as Control Perspective Danna M. Gibson/Lynne M. Webb/Laveda I. Joseph: The ADHD-Diagnosed Child: Does Family Communication Environment Contribute to the Decision to Medicate? Ine Beyens/Steven Eggermont: Dark Climates and Media Use in the Family: The Associations among Child Temperament, Maternal Mental Well-Being, and the Frequency of Mothers Use of Television Viewing to Soothe Their Children Cheryl Buehler/Bridget B. Weymouth/Nan Zhou: Marital Hostility and Parent-Youth Hostility During Early Adolescence Anita L. Vangelisti: Hurt Feelings in Family Relationships: Social Pain and Social Interaction Mei-Chen Lin/Howard Giles/Jordan Soliz: Problematic Intergenerational Communication and Caregiving in the Family: Elder Abuse and Neglect Jessica J. Eckstein: Is Love Blind to Abuse? Factors Affecting Victims Preferences for Love-Communication from Abusive Romantic Partners Chana Etengoff: «You say you love me, but you don t support me»: Coming-Out Communication within Religious Family Contexts Kristin L. Anderson: Violence as Gendered Communication in Families Tricia K. Neppl/Jennifer M. Senia/M. Brent Donnellan: The Effects of Economic Pressure on Couple Communication, Parenting, and Child Cognitive Development Sharde Davis/Tamara D. Afifi: Complicating the Dark Side of Family Communication Through Postpositivist, Interpretivist, and Critical Perspectives Lynn M. Harter/Charee M. Thompson/Raymie E. Mckerrow: Foucault, Poststructural Feminism, and the Family: Posing New Questions, Pursuing New Possibilities Thomas J. Socha: Illuminating Darkness: An Epilogue.