Table 3. Odds ratios for family communication characteristics: comparing (1) Open to closed (2) Blocked to unblocked and (3) High vs. low frequency.†.
| (1) Open Communication Style |
(2) Blocked Communication Style |
(3) Communication Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Functioning Characteristics |
OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p |
| Active coping | |||||||||
| Rarely | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- |
| Often | 2.75 | (1.69, 4.45) | <0.001 | 0.96 | (0.58, 1.60) | 0.96 | 2.04 | (1.27, 3.28) | 0.003 |
| Denial coping | |||||||||
| Sometimes | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- |
| Never | 2.39 | (1.47, 3.86) | <0.001 | 0.77 | (0.46, 1.28) | 0.32 | 1.23 | (0.77, 1.97) | 0.38 |
| Adaptation | |||||||||
| Less | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- |
| More | 3.22 | (1.91, 5.42) | <0.001 | 0.84 | (0.50, 1.43) | 0.53 | 1.87 | (1.15, 3.05) | 0.01 |
| Cohesion | |||||||||
| Low | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- |
| High | 0.23 | (1.37, 3.62) | 0.001 | 1.17 | (0.69, 1.95) | 0.56 | 1.84 | (1.14, 2.97) | 0.01 |
| Seriousness norms | |||||||||
| Not serious | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- |
| Serious | 3.66 | (1.60, 8.37) | 0.002 | 0.79 | (0.39, 1.59) | 0.50 | 1.46 | (0.73, 2.94) | 0.29 |
| Tanning norms | |||||||||
| Negative | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- | 1.00 | --- | --- |
| Positive | 0.50 | (0.28, 0.91) | 0.02 | 1.15 | (0.63, 2.10) | 0.64 | 1.23 | (0.70, 2.16) | 0.47 |
†
Adjusted for: age, gender, education, geographic distance to case, gender, and marital status