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In addition to parent-child communication, there is also a growing trend to look at in-law communication. My colleague, Dr. Ashleigh M. Day and I took some of my dissertation and looked at how children-in-law were talking about health issues with their parents-in-law. Seeking social support from in-laws can be challenging, but if supportive communication is received, the relationship can flourish. Using the Health Belief Model, we looked at how children-in-law and parents-in-law seek social support when dealing with a health issue (either the child-in-law\u2019s or the parent-in-law\u2019s). I interviewed 30 children-in-laws who were in positive relationships with their parents-in-laws and they suggested that social support within conversations surrounding health topics are important to the relationship growth, but also influence individuals\u2019 health beliefs and, ultimately, decisions. Our participates noted that it is not always easy to talk about health issues either their own issues or their parent-in-law\u2019s issue, but it is necessary for the relationship to positively grow. We used the health belief model to look at what children-in-law and parents-in-law are talking about and it usually stemmed from an illness such as cancer or infertility, but it also was talking about issues they wanted to look out for in their children, such as hereditary things like diabetes. If this study interest you, then go to the Texas Speech Communication Journal and search for the 2021 study titled, \u201cI needed her and she needed me\u201d:<\/em> Understanding Children-in-law and Parents-in-law relationships through the health belief model. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFlashcards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstinence rules<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n sometimes called ” no-tolerance rules” ) involve messages that forbid a certain\u00a0 activity, such as, ” Don\u2019t\u00a0drink alcohol until you are 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Actors<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n believing they can make personal changes and co-create desirable relational change<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Contingency rules<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n involve context-dependence guidelines for conditions in which\u00a0behaviors\u00a0 are regulated, such as ” If you do drink, don\u2019t drive.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cyberbullicide<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n was coined to describe ” suicide directly or indirectly influenced by experiences\u00a0 with online aggression.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cyberbullying<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n represents\u00a0a particularly dangerous form of harm because, in contrast to former\u00a0 decades when home provided sanctuary from taunting peers, cyberbullying has become a\u00a0 24\/7 experience for many pre-adolescents and adolescents<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diet culture<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n which\u00a0is ” a system of beliefs that equates thinness, muscularity, and particular\u00a0 body shapes with health and moral virtue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Division of responsibility in feeding model<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n allows children agency in deciding what and how\u00a0 they like to eat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eating competence model\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n describes the spectrum of attitudes and\u00a0behaviors\u00a0surrounding\u00a0 children\u2019s eating habits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Family life education<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n are defined as ” any educational activity . . . designed to strengthen\u00a0 relationships in the home and foster positive individual, couple, and family\u00a0 development.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Family therapy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n where a therapist\u00a0seeks\u00a0to\u00a0identify\u00a0family patterns that contribute to a\u00a0 behavior\u00a0disorder or mental illness and help family members break those habits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Healthcare advocates<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n people who help each other by attending each other\u2019s doctor\u2019s\u00a0 appointments at critical times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Passive nondisclosure<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n when information is not passed on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Proband<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n or the first person in the family to be diagnosed with the genetic condition, has a\u00a0 major impact on when or if family members learn about their risk, and furthermore, if\u00a0 they decide to get tested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reactors<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n people who take no responsibility for their contribution to problems in a relationship\u00a0 or for their responsibility to improve relationships<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sexting<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n\n\ndefined by the American Academy of\u00a0Pediatrics\u00a0as \u201celectronically sending, receiving\u00a0 or forwarding messages or photographs that are sexually explicit.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Press Enter or Space to flip the card<\/div><\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Abstinence rules<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
sometimes called ” no-tolerance rules” ) involve messages that forbid a certain\u00a0 activity, such as, ” Don\u2019t\u00a0drink alcohol until you are 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Actors<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
believing they can make personal changes and co-create desirable relational change<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Contingency rules<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
involve context-dependence guidelines for conditions in which\u00a0behaviors\u00a0 are regulated, such as ” If you do drink, don\u2019t drive.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Cyberbullicide<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
was coined to describe ” suicide directly or indirectly influenced by experiences\u00a0 with online aggression.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Cyberbullying<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
represents\u00a0a particularly dangerous form of harm because, in contrast to former\u00a0 decades when home provided sanctuary from taunting peers, cyberbullying has become a\u00a0 24\/7 experience for many pre-adolescents and adolescents<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Diet culture<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
which\u00a0is ” a system of beliefs that equates thinness, muscularity, and particular\u00a0 body shapes with health and moral virtue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Division of responsibility in feeding model<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
allows children agency in deciding what and how\u00a0 they like to eat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Eating competence model\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
describes the spectrum of attitudes and\u00a0behaviors\u00a0surrounding\u00a0 children\u2019s eating habits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Family life education<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
are defined as ” any educational activity . . . designed to strengthen\u00a0 relationships in the home and foster positive individual, couple, and family\u00a0 development.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Family therapy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
where a therapist\u00a0seeks\u00a0to\u00a0identify\u00a0family patterns that contribute to a\u00a0 behavior\u00a0disorder or mental illness and help family members break those habits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Healthcare advocates<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
people who help each other by attending each other\u2019s doctor\u2019s\u00a0 appointments at critical times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Passive nondisclosure<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
when information is not passed on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Proband<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
or the first person in the family to be diagnosed with the genetic condition, has a\u00a0 major impact on when or if family members learn about their risk, and furthermore, if\u00a0 they decide to get tested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Reactors<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
people who take no responsibility for their contribution to problems in a relationship\u00a0 or for their responsibility to improve relationships<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
Sexting<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n