Modes of Communication between High-Conflict Separated Parents: Exploring the Role of Media Multiplexity and Modality Switching

IF 2.2 Q2 COMMUNICATION JOURNAL OF FAMILY COMMUNICATION Pub Date : 2020-04-26 DOI:10.1080/15267431.2020.1754826
Bruce M. Smyth, Giverney Ainscough, J. Payne
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ABSTRACT Much of the work on media multiplexity theory (MMT) is based on unestablished relationships, in which more channels are presumed to be indicative of higher relational closeness. But a different set of relational dynamics may be at play in preexisting acrimonious partnerships. In this article, we investigate the use of different modes of communication by high-conflict separated parents (media multiplexity), and map changes in modes of communication (modality switching). Qualitative data from 68 separated parents in Australia who reported chronic parental acrimony suggest that a considerable amount of modality switching occurred post-separation. Consistent with MMT, multiplexity was evident but the degree of multiplexity was not as clearly related with the degree of closeness in the co-parental relationship as would be otherwise predicted by MMT. Recent insights into more pernicious forms of family dynamics set an important challenge for communication theories to better account for ex-couple motivational complexities.
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高冲突离异父母间的沟通模式:媒介多元性与方式转换的作用探讨
媒体多重性理论(MMT)的大部分工作都是基于未建立的关系,在这种关系中,更多的渠道被认为是更高关系亲密度的标志。但是,一组不同的关系动力可能在先前存在的激烈伙伴关系中发挥作用。在本文中,我们研究了高冲突离异父母使用不同的沟通模式(媒体多重性),并绘制了沟通模式的变化(模式切换)。来自澳大利亚68名分居父母的定性数据表明,他们长期的父母争吵表明,相当多的模式转换发生在分居后。与MMT一致,多重性是明显的,但多重性的程度与共同父母关系中的亲密程度的关系并不像MMT预测的那样明显。最近对更有害的家庭动态形式的见解,对沟通理论提出了一个重要挑战,即更好地解释前夫妻动机的复杂性。
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