Disqualifying family communication as a predictor of changes in offspring competence: a 3-year longitudinal study of sons of psychiatric patients

摘要: This study is the first to investigate effects of family communication on changes in offspring competence. Families (N = 46) which at least 1 parents had been diagnosed with a functional psychiatric disorder were studied. Male index offspring's (7 or 10 years age initial testing) competence was assessed by peers, teachers, parents, and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children testing (Time 1) 3-year follow-up 2). The family's observed means Consensus Family Rorschach procedure. During this testing, both all children over 4 living home present. results showed that more disqualifying received from his Time 1, less favorable development social during 3 2. However, cognitive 2 not associated communication.