Resources

Family Pin Wheel

For more information and background of this study, please consider these links to the following web sites, articles and publications:

Web Sites

Fertility Expert

Mayo Clinic

Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study

Toward a Theory of Family Communication

Family Communication Patterns and Social Support in Families of Origin and Adult Children’s Subsequent Intimate Relationships

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)

RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association

Articles and Publications

Rueter, M. A., & Koerner, A. F. (2008). The effect of family communication pattern on adopted adolescent adjustment. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 715-727.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2006). Family communication patterns theory: A social cognitive approach.  In D. O. Braithwaite & L. A. Baxter (Eds.) Engaging theories in family communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 50-65). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Sillars, A., Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2005). Communication and understanding in parent-adolescent relationships. Human Communication Research, 31, 103-128.

Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). Toward a theory of family communication. Communication Theory, 12, 70-91.

Rueter, M. A., & Koerner, A.  F. (2008). Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study (conference presentation)