ART Resources
For more information and background of this study, please consider these links to the following web sites, presentations, articles and publications:
Web Sites
Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study
Toward a Theory of Family Communication
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Presentations
Samek, D.R., & Rueter, M.A. (2009, April). The association between sibling closeness perceptions, observed family communication patterns, and adoption status. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Colorado.
FCP Articles and Publications
Sillars, A., Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2005). Communication and understanding in parent-adolescent relationships. Human Communication Research, 31, 103-128.
Koh, B.D & Rueter, M.A. (2011). Contributions of parent–adolescent negative emotionality, adolescent conflict, and adoption status to adolescent externalizing behaviors. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 40(6), 825-836
Rueter, M.A. & Koener, A.F. (2008). The effect of family communication patterns on adopted adolescent adjustment. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 715-727.
Samek, D.R. & Rueter, M.A. (2011). Associations between family communication patterns, sibling closeness and adoptive status. Journal of Marriage and Family, 73, 1015-1031.
Rueter, M.A., Keyes, M.A., Iacono, W.G., McGue, M. (2009). Family interactions in adoptive compared to nonadoptive families. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(1), 58-66