Allison R Thorson
Biographic Data
| ID | 196495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allison R Thorson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allison R |
| FAMILY NAME | Thorson |
| SIGNATURE | THORSON A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9484-8536 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Emerging Ideas. Rumination's Mediating Effect on Feeling Caught and Well‐Being After Parental Infidelity
Objective This brief exploratory study, guided by family systems theory, examined whether rumination mediated the relationship between adult children's experience of triangulation (i.e., feeling caught) and well‐being after parental infidelity. Results On the basis of responses from 215 adult children whose parents engaged in infidelity, adult children's well‐being and their feelings of being caught between parents was mediated by rumination. Mor…
Triangulation and Parental Infidelity
This study examined parent–child relationships wherein a parent engaged in an extramarital affair. Specifically, I investigated the impact of faithful parents’ attempts to make their adult children feel caught on satisfaction in their relationship with their unfaithful parent in both intact and divorced families. Data were collected from adult children whose mother or father engaged in infidelity (N = 196). Results from moderation regression anal…
An Examination of Individually Performed and (Co)Managed Facework
While more researchers have begun to study the work-spouse relationship and made claims that it is unique, scholars have yet to specifically examine how, if at all, communication in the work-spouse relationship is different from that with other coworkers. Facework was used as a theoretical lens to analyze data from 41 in-depth interviews with work spouses. Findings highlight how participants presented themselves in unique ways within the work-spo…
Investigating the relationships between unfaithful parent's apologies, adult children's third-party forgiveness, and communication of forgiveness following parental infidelity
Guided by theorizing on forgiveness, this study examined the impact of communication on the third-party forgiveness process for adult children following the discovery of their parents' infidelity. Results from a series of parallel mediated regression and partial correlation analyses advance theorizing on parental infidelity and third-party forgiveness, such that they inform readers that adult children are generally more likely to forgive their un…
Communication and Parental Infidelity
This study investigated adult children’s retrospective accounts of coping with a parent’s infidelity. To understand these experiences, 38 adult children whose parents had engaged in infidelity were interviewed. Results suggested that children placed communicative sanctions on their parent, acted out, and set ground rules for interaction. Last, a segment of participants discussed how communal coping stalled their ability to cope with these events.…
Investigating Adult Children’s Experiences with Privacy Turbulence Following the Discovery of Parental Infidelity
Guided by communication privacy management theory (CPMT), the purpose of the present study was to understand the privacy turbulence adult children recalled experiencing after learning of their parents’ infidelity. To answer the research question, 38 individuals who indicated that one or both of their parents had engaged in an extramarital relationship were interviewed. Findings indicated that individuals experienced privacy turbulence in the form…
Buy Now, Pay Later
Guided by family communication patterns (FCP) theory, the current study investigated the ways that family interaction contributes to emerging adults’ likelihood to discuss their credit card behaviors with their parents. Data from 188 emerging adults were analyzed. Results indicated that family conversation orientation and the interaction of family conversation and conformity orientation were significantly related to emerging adults’ openness abou…
Communicative Correlates of Satisfaction, Family Identity, and Group Salience in Multiracial/Ethnic Families
Guided by the Common Ingroup Identity Model (S. L. Gaertner & J. F. Dovidio, 2000) and Communication Accommodation Theory (C. Shepard, H. Giles, & B. A. LePoire, 2001), we examined the role of identity accommodation, supportive communication, and self-disclosure in predicting relational satisfaction, shared family identity, and group salience in multiracial/ethnic families. Additionally, we analyzed the association between group salience and rela…
Communicative Correlates of Satisfaction, Family Identity, and Group Salience in Multiracial/Ethnic Families
Guided by the Common Ingroup Identity Model (S. L. Gaertner & J. F. Dovidio, 2000) and Communication Accommodation Theory (C. Shepard, H. Giles, & B. A. LePoire, 2001), we examined the role of identity accommodation, supportive communication, and self-disclosure in predicting relational satisfaction, shared family identity, and group salience in multiracial/ethnic families. Additionally, we analyzed the association between group salience and rela…
Buy Now, Pay Later
Guided by family communication patterns (FCP) theory, the current study investigated the ways that family interaction contributes to emerging adults’ likelihood to discuss their credit card behaviors with their parents. Data from 188 emerging adults were analyzed. Results indicated that family conversation orientation and the interaction of family conversation and conformity orientation were significantly related to emerging adults’ openness abou…
Investigating the relationships between unfaithful parent's apologies, adult children's third-party forgiveness, and communication of forgiveness following parental infidelity
Guided by theorizing on forgiveness, this study examined the impact of communication on the third-party forgiveness process for adult children following the discovery of their parents' infidelity. Results from a series of parallel mediated regression and partial correlation analyses advance theorizing on parental infidelity and third-party forgiveness, such that they inform readers that adult children are generally more likely to forgive their un…
Investigating Adult Children’s Experiences with Privacy Turbulence Following the Discovery of Parental Infidelity
Guided by communication privacy management theory (CPMT), the purpose of the present study was to understand the privacy turbulence adult children recalled experiencing after learning of their parents’ infidelity. To answer the research question, 38 individuals who indicated that one or both of their parents had engaged in an extramarital relationship were interviewed. Findings indicated that individuals experienced privacy turbulence in the form…
Communicative Correlates of Satisfaction, Family Identity, and Group Salience in Multiracial/Ethnic Families
Guided by the Common Ingroup Identity Model (S. L. Gaertner & J. F. Dovidio, 2000) and Communication Accommodation Theory (C. Shepard, H. Giles, & B. A. LePoire, 2001), we examined the role of identity accommodation, supportive communication, and self-disclosure in predicting relational satisfaction, shared family identity, and group salience in multiracial/ethnic families. Additionally, we analyzed the association between group salience and rela…
Buy Now, Pay Later
Guided by family communication patterns (FCP) theory, the current study investigated the ways that family interaction contributes to emerging adults’ likelihood to discuss their credit card behaviors with their parents. Data from 188 emerging adults were analyzed. Results indicated that family conversation orientation and the interaction of family conversation and conformity orientation were significantly related to emerging adults’ openness abou…
Investigating Adult Children’s Experiences with Privacy Turbulence Following the Discovery of Parental Infidelity
Guided by communication privacy management theory (CPMT), the purpose of the present study was to understand the privacy turbulence adult children recalled experiencing after learning of their parents’ infidelity. To answer the research question, 38 individuals who indicated that one or both of their parents had engaged in an extramarital relationship were interviewed. Findings indicated that individuals experienced privacy turbulence in the form…
Communication and Parental Infidelity
This study investigated adult children’s retrospective accounts of coping with a parent’s infidelity. To understand these experiences, 38 adult children whose parents had engaged in infidelity were interviewed. Results suggested that children placed communicative sanctions on their parent, acted out, and set ground rules for interaction. Last, a segment of participants discussed how communal coping stalled their ability to cope with these events.…
Investigating the relationships between unfaithful parent's apologies, adult children's third-party forgiveness, and communication of forgiveness following parental infidelity
Guided by theorizing on forgiveness, this study examined the impact of communication on the third-party forgiveness process for adult children following the discovery of their parents' infidelity. Results from a series of parallel mediated regression and partial correlation analyses advance theorizing on parental infidelity and third-party forgiveness, such that they inform readers that adult children are generally more likely to forgive their un…
An Examination of Individually Performed and (Co)Managed Facework
While more researchers have begun to study the work-spouse relationship and made claims that it is unique, scholars have yet to specifically examine how, if at all, communication in the work-spouse relationship is different from that with other coworkers. Facework was used as a theoretical lens to analyze data from 41 in-depth interviews with work spouses. Findings highlight how participants presented themselves in unique ways within the work-spo…
Emerging Ideas. Rumination's Mediating Effect on Feeling Caught and Well‐Being After Parental Infidelity
Objective This brief exploratory study, guided by family systems theory, examined whether rumination mediated the relationship between adult children's experience of triangulation (i.e., feeling caught) and well‐being after parental infidelity. Results On the basis of responses from 215 adult children whose parents engaged in infidelity, adult children's well‐being and their feelings of being caught between parents was mediated by rumination. Mor…
Triangulation and Parental Infidelity
This study examined parent–child relationships wherein a parent engaged in an extramarital affair. Specifically, I investigated the impact of faithful parents’ attempts to make their adult children feel caught on satisfaction in their relationship with their unfaithful parent in both intact and divorced families. Data were collected from adult children whose mother or father engaged in infidelity (N = 196). Results from moderation regression anal…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (3 works) · Feeling (2 works) · Moderation (2 works) · Rumination (2 works)