Affectionate Communication, Satisfaction, and Solidarity in Father Adult-son Relationships

• In Event: Young Adults' Relationships with Family

Abstract

In this study, 215 participants comprised of 60 father adult-son dyads and 95 individual adult-sons were recruited. The participants were asked to retrospectively report on affectionate communication, satisfaction, and solidarity within the father-son relationship dyad. This study revealed that fathers reported expressing more affectionate communication, satisfaction, solidarity, and overall satisfaction in the dyadic relationships than their sons. Findings also concluded that positive correlations existed between each of the variables within the study.

Authors

• Daniel Steven Strasser, University of Denver

• Andrea Lambert, Northern Kentucky University