Abstract
Combining multiple models of parental communication under one guiding theoretical framework, this project employed Burleson, Delia, and Applegate's (1995) theory of position-centered versus person-centered parenting to examine the extent to which different methods of parental communication help foster adult children's confidence in their functional competencies. The findings revealed that person-centered parental strategies (e.g., conversation orientation and emotion coaching) were positively linked, and the position-centered parenting technique of emotion dismissing was negatively associated with adult children's perceived development of specific social competencies. Overall, people's perceptions of their parents' communication seem to have long-lasting implications on individuals' own levels of perceived interpersonal savoir faire.
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