How the pandemic could actually have mended family bonds for people who were ostracized or struggling to connect with their parents, writes EDorranceHall
pandemic, loved ones were reaching out to one another for support. Communication among family members helped people make sense of the pandemic and cope with uncertainty. There is at least one group of family members for whom this support may have been harder to come by. My new study published in* of the family, perceived changes in family communication during the first months of the pandemic .
Our research team set out to understand exactly how marginalized family members felt the pandemic was affecting their family relationships. They surveyed 285 adults who identified as the “black sheep” of their family from across the United States in April 2020. For around 22 percent of marginalized family members, there was no change in the quality of their family communication. They did not think it was any warmer, more open, respectful, positive, or supportive. Another 31 percent of participants reported the quality worsened in the pandemic, that is, it became less respectful, warm, open, and helpful.
In the study, we found that long-standing family communication dynamics played a role in how families handled communication during the pandemic. Specifically, families with high conversation orientation, or those who talk frequently about a variety of topics, spoke with their families more often than was typical for them. Participants reported contacting their families more and their families contacting them more in the early days of the pandemic.
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