This study draws from 98 participant interviews to develop an empirical definition of family favoritism. Results indicate that study participants understand favoritism as a consistent, sometimes situational parental demonstration of preferential treatment toward a particular child, especially in consideration of attention, resources, and affection. Considering a communication as constitutive of reality perspective in conjunction with the definition helps to illuminate the communicative nature of favoritism, especially as participants recognize how attention and affection are communicated and resources are offered. The results of this study suggest that communication is constitutive of favoritism, and further studies should consider communication’s centrality in familial favoritism.

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家庭偏爱：定义沟通导向的结构

这项研究来自98位参与者的访谈，以发展家庭偏爱的经验定义。结果表明，研究参与者将偏爱理解为对特定孩子的优惠待遇的一贯，有时是情境的父母表现，尤其是考虑到注意力，资源和情感。将交流与定义结合起来视为现实观点的构成，有助于阐明偏爱的交流性质，尤其是当参与者认识到如何交流注意力和情感以及提供资源时。这项研究的结果表明，沟通是偏爱的构成要素，进一步的研究应考虑沟通在家庭偏爱中的中心地位。