The Role of Parental Modeling and Family Communication Patterns in Developing Communication Competence in Homeschooled Children.

The purpose of this study was to examine family factors (i.e., parental modeling of communication competence and family communication patterns) that are associated with the development of communicative competence in homeschooled students. Participants included 101 parent-child dyads from homeschooling families. Results of a hierarchical regression indicated that parent communication competence and family conversation orientation were significantly associated with child competence. Additionally, parent competence significantly interacted with conversation orientation in predicting child competence. Family conformity orientation was not significantly related to child communication competence. These findings suggest that family communicative context plays an important role in the socialization of homeschooled students. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]