ABSTRACT This study investigated parents-in-law's (PIL) relational uncertainty management, specifically, associations between PIL’s relational uncertainty, cognitions (i.e., identity goal and perceived communication efficacy), and relational uncertainty management choices (i.e., direct uncertainty communication and linchpin mediated communication) were examined. Results from an online survey of PIL revealed that relational uncertainty was negatively associated with PIL’s linchpin mediated communication, but there was no statistically significant association related to direct uncertainty communication. Additionally, mediation analyses revealed that in some instances, PIL’s cognitions were more proximal predictors of linchpin mediated communication than uncertainty. These findings corroborate and extend theorizing outlined by relational turbulence theory and inform understanding of PIL uncertainty management.

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通过关系湍流镜头了解岳父母的不确定性管理

摘要 本研究调查了岳父母 (PIL) 的关系不确定性管理，特别是 PIL 的关系不确定性、认知（即身份目标和感知沟通效率）和关系不确定性管理选择（即直接不确定性沟通和关键介导）之间的关联。通讯）进行了检查。PIL 在线调查的结果显示，关系不确定性与 PIL 的关键介导的沟通呈负相关，但与直接不确定性沟通没有统计学上的显着关联。此外，中介分析表明，在某些情况下，PIL 的认知是关键因素介导的交流的最接近预测因子，而不是不确定性。