CMS357 1st Edition Lecture 15I. Factors that Affect Family Decision-Making A. The Role of Children a. A family with no children or many children alters the decision making of the familyb. Affect the types of decisions family makesc. Play a role in the decision making process d. Gender affects the decision makingB. Gender a. Men tend to engage in sentiment override than women- if a man feels positively about something they will interpret their family partners behaviors in positive waysb. Women have more difficulty provocation (when partner makes a mean comment) * & more reactive of that C. Individual Involvementa. How do individuals regardless of their gender get involved, the principle of least interest: whoever cares less about the decision have more power b. If you are more invested in the decision- the more you care about the decisionc. Can change overtimeD. Outside influences a. Government, finances, job market- daughter and swim teamII. Defining Family Conflict- Have some characteristics that are different than other types of conflict, can’t treat it the sameA. Close Physical Proximity B. Changing relationships- one sibling goes to collegeC. Importance of family for support III. Conflict in different family relationships A. Inter-parental conflict- the way parents handle conflict in front of kids can affect kids - ▪important for parents to act as good models of conflict - ▪if a child never sees conflict they have issues dealing with conflict later - ▪children that see their parents engage in negative conflict cases the child to fear conflict and assume all types of conflict is bad - ◦characteristics of negative parental conflict 1. Frequency2. Intensity 3. Physical aggression 4. Resolution: The degree to which the conflict is resolved5. Focus on the conflict- when kids are the conflict it is much for difficult for the child B. Parent- Child Conflict- Triangulation- the child gets involved when the parents discuss the issueB. Sibling Conflicta. Can be destructive when there is high negative affective behavior- lots of negative
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