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Table 2 Family communication patterns [31]

From: Relationship between body mass index and family functioning, family communication, family type and parenting style among African migrant parents and children in Victoria, Australia: a parent-child dyad study

 

High conversation orientation

Low conversation orientation

High conformity orientation

Consensual (balanced)

Protective (strict disciplinarian)

Low conformity orientation

Pluralistic (no discipline)

Laissez-Faire (uninvolved)