Quality Interactions and Family Storytelling

Allison R. Thorson; Christine E. Rittenour; Jody Koenig Kellas; April R. Trees

doi:10.1080/08934215.2013.797482

Quality Interactions and Family Storytelling

Allison R. Thorson, Christine E. Rittenour, Jody Koenig Kellas, April R. Trees

Communication Studies

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This study examined how individuals' satisfaction with their family, as well as the ways they negotiated the telling of a family story, combined to predict their perceived quality of the storytelling interaction. Drawing from family members' (150 individuals, 50 families) joint telling of an often told family story, multilevel modeling analyses revealed significant variance within and between families' perceived quality of their storytelling interaction. These variances were explained by family satisfaction and family-level ratings of engagement during storytelling. These findings drive our suggestions for future assessment of multiple members' perspectives of joint family storytelling interactions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	88-100
Number of pages	13
Journal	Communication Reports
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08934215.2013.797482
State	Published - Jul 2013

Keywords

Family Communication
Interactional Sense-Making
Multilevel Modeling
Narrative
Storytelling

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Education
Communication
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language

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