Interpersonal Communication

Kristina M. Scharp, The University of Washington

Conflict in the Mother-Child Relationship: The Case of Incarcerated Mothers - Jill Rudd, Cleveland State U; Kimberly Neuendorf, Cleveland State U; Alicia Romano, Beech Brook Organization; Clare Gross, U of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; George B. Ray, Cleveland State U; David J. Atkin, U of Connecticut

Family Matters: A Functional Model of Family Communication Patterns and Political Participation - Elizabeth Graham, Kent State U; Tang Tang, Kent State University; L. Meghan Mahoney

Relationship Transitions for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Types, Turbulence, and Transition Processing - Kellie Brisini, Pennsylvania State U; Denise H. Solomon, Pennsylvania State U

Surpluses and Deficits in Parental Support During Emerging Adulthood: An Examination of Parent-Dhild Dyads - Ningxin Wang, Bloomsburg U of Pennsylvania

Sustaining and Draining? Adoptive Mothers’ Enactment of Rituals in Open Adoption Relationships - Colleen Colaner, U of Missouri; Haley Kranstuber Horstman, U of Missouri; Maria Butauski, U of Missouri

Taking an Interpretive Narrative Approach to Explore the Identities of Hearing Parents who Chose Cochlear Implantation for Their Children with Hearing Loss - Kristina M. Scharp, The University of Washington; Brittan Barker, Utah State U; Sidney Rucker, Utah State U; Hannah Jones, Utah State U

The Effect of Over-Parenting on College Adjustment: Family Support and Protective Buffering for U.S. Domestic and Chinese International Students - Elizabeth Dorrance Hall, Michigan State University; China C Billotte Verhoff, Purdue U; Cen Yue, U of Florida; Jenna McNallie, Augsburg University; Steven Robert Wilson, U of South Florida

Voicing the System: How Formerly Fostered Adults Make Meaning of the U.S. Foster Care System - Lindsey J Thomas, Illinois State U; Kristina M. Scharp, The University of Washington