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Angermeyer, Matthias C.; Hecker, Hartmut – 1980
A study of formal communication in 30 families each with a schizophrenic son and 28 families, each with a "normal" son was conducted in Germany. By means of factor analysis four types of formal speech behavior were identified using musical terminology: "staccato," a highly fragmented flow of conversation with high turnover rate; "solo" in which…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Research, Family Relationship, Family (Sociological Unit)