Abstract
Research on the college student adjustment has not investigated the effects of family communication patterns on the psychological separation-individuation process during late adolescence. Studies in both communication and psychology delineate a clear detrimental effect of negative, closed communication and familial conflict. Conversely, open communication has been shown to have positive psychological consequences. This study found that pluralistic and protective family types significantly predict conflictual independence from parents. In addition, the effects of a protective family communication pattern on college students' adjustment is mediated by the student's level of conflictual independence; that is, students who perceive their parents using the protective communication style reported having low levels of conflictual independence from their parents and being less adjusted to college.
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