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Thomas, Antoinette D. – 1993
Empirical findings have supported an inverse relationship between closeness to extended family and friends versus spouse. The three foregoing interpersonal relationships in terms of affective quality, direction and dominance were investigated, using an objective test as well as the TAT. Bellak (1986) considered that the strength of the TAT lies in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Emotional Adjustment, Extended Family, Family Relationship
Carpenter, Paul Jordan – 1981
The intergenerational systems approach predicts that family interaction styles learned in the family of origin will be perpetuated in future interpersonal relationships. To investigate the relationship between the perceptions of atmosphere in the family of origin and current family, a normative sample of married couples completed the Family…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Extended Family, Family Environment, Family Relationship