ABSTRACT Responding to evidence that the silent treatment is a relational-harming means of communicating disappointment in interpersonal relationships, this study focused on the silent treatment’s role and transmission within the family. Adult children’s (N = 182) self-reported silent-treatment behaviors were negatively related to their own self-esteem, and the satisfaction they reported for their primary parent was negatively related to that parent’s silent treatment. The parent’s admitting displeasure, however, was positively related to this satisfaction and positively associated with the child’s feelings of control. Revealed sex differences were minor and outside of gendered expectations for communicating disappointment. In testing parent socialization of the silent treatment, parent silent-treatment use was positively associated with the adult child’s silent-treatment use, with no demonstrated mediation by parent identification.

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沉默治疗的社会化：父母和成年子女之间的沟通不满，认同和满意度

摘要针对无声治疗是一种在人际关系中传达失望情绪的关系伤害手段的证据，本研究着重于无声治疗在家庭中的作用和传播。成年儿童（N = 182）自我报告的沉默治疗行为与自己的自尊呈负相关，而他们报告对主要父母的满意度与该父母的沉默治疗呈负相关。然而，父母的不满与这种满足感成正比，与孩子的控制感成正比。显着的性别差异很小，并且超出了传达失望的性别期望。在测试父母对无声治疗的社交化时，